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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.98
সেই দুই কহে কলিতে সাক্ষাৎ-অবতার ।
তুমি কহ, — কলিতে নাহি বিষ্ণুর প্রচার ॥ ৯৮ ॥
sei dui kahe kalite sākṣāt-avatāra
tumi kaha, — kalite nāhi viṣṇura pracāra
“In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and the Mahābhārata it is stated that the Lord appears directly, but you say that in this age there is no manifestation or incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu.
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and the Mahābhārata state that the Lord appears directly.
The claim that Lord Viṣṇu has no manifestation or incarnation in this age is challenged.
The challenge asks the listener to consider scriptural statements rather than hold to a contrary claim.
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:
However, the Lord remained very silent. Because of His silence, the Bhaṭṭācārya asked Him whether He was understanding the Vedānta philosophy, and the Lord replied, “Sir, I can understand Vedānta philosophy very clearly, but I cannot understand your explanations.”Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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Am I willing to reconsider an opinion when it conflicts with the scriptural statements presented here?
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