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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.57
শুনি’ মহাপ্রভু কৈল শ্রীবিষ্ণু স্মরণ ।
ভট্টাচার্যে কহে কিছু বিনয় বচন ॥ ৫৭ ॥
śuni’ mahāprabhu kaila śrī-viṣṇu smaraṇa
bhaṭṭācārye kahe kichu vinaya vacana
As soon as Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard this from the Bhaṭṭācārya, He immediately remembered Lord Viṣṇu and began to speak humbly to him as follows.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu listened to what the Bhaṭṭācārya said.
Upon hearing him, He immediately remembered Lord Viṣṇu.
He then began to speak humbly to the Bhaṭṭācārya.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted this proposal, and for seven days He continally heard Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya explain the Vedānta-sūtra. However, the Lord remained very silent.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could remembering Lord Viṣṇu help you speak more humbly?
Before one conversation today, pause to remember Lord Viṣṇu and choose humble words.
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