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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.189
শুনি’ ভট্টাচার্য শ্লোক করিল ব্যাখ্যান ।
তর্কশাস্ত্র-মত উঠায় বিবিধ বিধান ॥ ১৮৯ ॥
śuni’ bhaṭṭācārya śloka karila vyākhyāna
tarka-śāstra-mata uṭhāya vividha vidhāna
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya then began to explain the ātmārāma verse, and according to the principles of logic, he put forward various propositions.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya began to explain the ātmārāma verse.
His explanation followed the principles of logic.
He put forward various propositions rather than offering only one.
Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
At the request of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then explained the ātmārāma verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in eighteen different ways. When the Bhaṭṭācārya came to his senses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu disclosed His real identity.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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