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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.133
অতএব ইহাঁ কহিলাঙ করিয়া বিস্তার ।
এইমত জানিবে প্রভুর সর্বত্র ব্যবহার ॥ ১৩৩ ॥
ataeva ihāṅ kahilāṅ kariyā vistāra
ei-mata jānibe prabhura sarvatra vyavahāra
Thus I have described the Lord’s behavior elaborately in the case of Kūrma. In this way, you will know Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dealings throughout South India.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The author has described the Lord’s behavior toward Kūrma in detail.
This account shows how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dealt with people.
Through His dealings with Kūrma, the reader can understand His dealings throughout South India.
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:
In this way He finally reached Kūrma-sthāna. While there, He bestowed His causeless mercy upon a brāhmaṇa called Kūrma and cured another brāhmaṇa, named Vāsudeva, who was suffering from leprosy.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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How does studying His dealings with Kūrma help you understand Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Write one sentence about what the account of Kūrma reveals about the Lord’s dealings.
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