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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.51
গোপীনাথাচার্য কহে, — নবদ্বীপে ঘর ।
‘জগন্নাথ’ নাম, পদবী — ‘মিশ্র পুরন্দর’ ॥ ৫১ ॥
gopīnāthācārya kahe, — navadvīpe ghara
‘jagannātha’ — nāma, padavī — ‘miśra purandara’
Gopīnātha Ācārya replied, “There was a man named Jagannātha, who was a resident of Navadvīpa, and whose surname was Miśra Purandara.
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Gopīnātha Ācārya replied by speaking of a man named Jagannātha.
Jagannātha was a resident of Navadvīpa.
His surname was Miśra Purandara.
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His brother-in-law, Gopīnātha Ācārya, established that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was Kṛṣṇa Himself, but Sārvabhauma and his many disciples could not accept this. However, Gopīnātha Ācārya convinced Sārvabhauma that no one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead without being favored by Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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In this verse: “gopīnātha”
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Which details about Jagannātha can I recall from Gopīnātha Ācārya’s reply?
Read aloud Jagannātha’s name, surname, and place of residence once.
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