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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.9
তুমি-সব বন্ধু মোর বন্ধুকৃত্য কৈলে ।
ইহাঁ আনি’ মোরে জগন্নাথ দেখাইলে ॥ ৯ ॥
tumi-saba bandhu mora bandhu-kṛtya kaile
ihāṅ āni’ more jagannātha dekhāile
“You are all My friends, and you have properly executed the duties of friends by bringing Me here to Jagannātha Purī and giving Me the chance to see Lord Jagannātha in the temple.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord addressed His devotees as His friends.
He said they had properly executed the duties of friends by bringing Him to Jagannātha Purī.
He acknowledged that they had given Him the chance to see Lord Jagannātha in the temple.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the renounced order of life in the month of Māgha (January-February) and went to Jagannātha Purī in the month of Phālguna (February-March). He saw the Dola-yātrā festival during the month of Phālguna, and in the month of Caitra He liberated Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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What does the Lord’s acknowledgment teach you about appreciating a friend’s help?
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