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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.83
তবে ছোটবিপ্র কহে, — শুন, সর্বজন ।
এই বিপ্র — সত্য-বাক্য, ধর্মপরায়ণ ॥ ৮৩ ॥
tabe choṭa-vipra kahe, — śuna, sarva-jana
ei vipra — satya-vākya, dharma-parāyaṇa
The young brāhmaṇa then said, “Will all you gentlemen present please hear me? This elderly brāhmaṇa is certainly truthful and is following religious principles.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The young brāhmaṇa respectfully asked everyone present to hear him.
He affirmed that the elderly brāhmaṇa was certainly truthful.
He also affirmed that the elderly brāhmaṇa was following religious principles.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I acknowledge someone’s good qualities even during a disagreement?
Sincerely acknowledge one good quality in someone with whom you have disagreed.
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