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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.93
বিপ্র বলে, — “যদি হও চতুর্ভুজ-মূর্তি ।
তবু তোমার বাক্যে কারু না হবে প্রতীতি ॥ ৯৩ ॥
vipra bale, — “yadi hao caturbhuja-mūrti
tabu tomāra vākye kāru nā habe pratīti
The young brāhmaṇa replied, “My dear sir, even if You appear there as a four-handed Viṣṇu Deity, still, none of those people will believe in Your words.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The young brāhmaṇa respectfully replied to the Lord.
He considered the possibility of the Lord appearing as a four-handed Viṣṇu Deity.
He said that even then, none of those people would believe the Lord’s words.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I express my concerns to the Lord as respectfully and plainly as the brāhmaṇa did?
In a brief prayer today, respectfully express one concern without hiding it.
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