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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.95
কৃষ্ণ কহে, — “প্রতিমা চলে, কোথাহ না শুনি ।”
বিপ্র বলে, — “প্রতিমা হঞা কহ কেনে বাণী ॥ ৯৫ ॥
kṛṣṇa kahe, — “pratimā cale, kothāha nā śuni”
vipra bale, — “pratimā hañā kaha kene vāṇī
Lord Kṛṣṇa said, “I’ve never heard of a Deity’s walking from one place to another.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Kṛṣṇa said He had never heard of a Deity walking from one place to another.
The brāhmaṇa acknowledged the Lord’s statement but replied with a question.
He asked how the Lord was speaking to him although He was a Deity.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
Afterwards, King Puruṣottama-deva of Orissa was insulted by the King of Vidyānagara, who refused to give him his daughter in marriage and called him a sweeper of Lord Jagannātha. With the help of Lord Jagannātha, King Puruṣottama-deva fought the King of Vidyānagara and defeated him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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How does the brāhmaṇa’s reply challenge an ordinary view of the Deity?
Read both sides of this exchange aloud once, noticing the brāhmaṇa’s direct reply.
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