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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.79
বড়বিপ্রের মনে, — ‘কৃষ্ণ বড় দয়াবান্ ।
অবশ্য মোর বাক্য তেঁহো করিবে প্রমাণ ॥’ ৭৯ ॥
baḍa-viprera mane, — ‘kṛṣṇa baḍa dayāvān
avaśya mora vākya teṅho karibe pramāṇa’
The elderly brāhmaṇa thought, “Since Lord Kṛṣṇa is very merciful, He will certainly come to prove my statement.”
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The elderly brāhmaṇa thought of Lord Kṛṣṇa as very merciful.
He was certain that the Lord would come.
He trusted that the Lord would come to prove his statement.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When all the respectable gentlemen of Vidyānagara were assembled, Gopālajī testified to the promise of the elderly brāhmaṇa. Thus the marriage was performed.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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In this verse: “merciful”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does remembering Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy affect your trust in Him?
Pause today to remember Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mercy and offer a short prayer of trust.
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