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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.96
প্রতিমা নহ তুমি, — সাক্ষাৎ ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন ।
বিপ্র লাগি’ কর তুমি অকার্য-করণ ॥” ৯৬ ॥
pratimā naha tumi — sākṣāt vrajendra-nandana
vipra lāgi’ kara tumi akārya-karaṇa”
“My dear Lord, You are not a statue; You are directly the son of Mahārāja Nanda. Now, for the sake of the old brāhmaṇa, You can do something You have never done before.”
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The brāhmaṇa addressed the Lord directly: “You are not a statue.”
He recognized Him as directly the son of Mahārāja Nanda.
For the old brāhmaṇa’s sake, he asked the Lord to do something He had never done before.
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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Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “nanda”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the brāhmaṇa’s recognition of the Lord shape his request?
Reflect for one minute on the brāhmaṇa’s words: “You are not a statue; You are directly the son of Mahārāja Nanda.”
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