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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.120
যেই গ্রামে যায় তাহাঁ এই ব্যবহার ।
এক ঠাঞি কহিল, না কহিব আর বার ॥ ১২০ ॥
yei grāme yāya tāhāṅ ei vyavahāra
eka ṭhāñi kahila, nā kahiba āra bāra
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mode of preaching has already been explained, and I shall not repeat the explanation. In whichever village the Lord entered, His behavior was the same.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mode of preaching had already been explained.
The author says he will not repeat that explanation.
In whichever village the Lord entered, His behavior was the same.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
The mood of Madhya 7 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:
After teaching the people of one village, the Lord proceeded to other villages to increase devotees. In this way He finally reached Kūrma-sthāna.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can you appreciate about the consistency of the Lord’s behavior?
Reflect for one minute on the statement that the Lord’s behavior was the same in every village.
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