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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.243
এই শ্লোকের অর্থ শুনাইল করিয়া বিস্তার ।
শুনি’ ভট্টাচার্য-মনে হৈল চমৎকার ॥ ২৪৩ ॥
ei ślokera artha śunāila kariyā vistāra
śuni’ bhaṭṭācārya-mane haila camatkāra
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very elaborately explained the harer nāma verse of the Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa, and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was struck with wonder to hear His explanation.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the harer nāma verse of the Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa.
His explanation was very elaborate.
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was struck with wonder as he heard the explanation.
Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
The mood of Madhya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
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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How can I make room for wonder when hearing an explanation of scripture?
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