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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.98
উলটিয়া আমা তুমি না করিহ দরশনে ।
আমাকে দেখিলে, আমি রহিব সেই স্থানে ॥ ৯৮ ॥
ulaṭiyā āmā tumi nā kariha daraśane
āmāke dekhile, āmi rahiba sei sthāne
The Lord continued, “Do not try to see Me by turning around. As soon as you see Me, I shall remain stationary in that very place.
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The Lord instructed the brāhmaṇa not to turn around to see Him.
He explained that as soon as the brāhmaṇa saw Him, He would stop moving.
The Lord would remain stationary in the very place where He was seen.
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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