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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.82
তবে সব লোক মেলি’ পত্র ত’ লিখিল ।
দুঁহার সম্মতি লঞা মধ্যস্থ রাখিল ॥ ৮২ ॥
tabe saba loka meli’ patra ta’ likhila
duṅhāra sammati lañā madhyastha rākhila
All the assembled people got this statement down in black and white and, taking the signatures of agreement from both of them, served as the mediators.
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The assembled people put the statement in writing.
Both parties signed to show their agreement.
The assembled people served as mediators.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “assembled”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “served”
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How can I help make an agreement clear to everyone involved?
Write down one shared agreement today and ask the other person to confirm it.
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