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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.99
নূপুরের ধ্বনিমাত্র আমার শুনিবা ।
সেই শব্দে আমার গমন প্রতীতি করিবা ॥ ৯৯ ॥
nūpurera dhvani-mātra āmāra śunibā
sei śabde āmāra gamana pratīti karibā
“You will know that I am walking behind you by the sound of My ankle bells.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord said that He would walk behind the brāhmaṇa.
His ankle bells would make a sound as He walked.
By that sound, the brāhmaṇa would know that the Lord was following him.
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:
Gopālajī followed the younger brāhmaṇa, who could hear the tinkling sound of Gopālajī’s ankle bells. When all the respectable gentlemen of Vidyānagara were assembled, Gopālajī testified to the promise of the elderly brāhmaṇa.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.
How did the sound of the ankle bells provide the assurance the brāhmaṇa needed?
Spend a quiet moment reflecting on the Lord’s words: “You will know that I am walking behind you.”
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