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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.185
প্রভু ভিক্ষা কৈল দিনের তৃতীয়প্রহরে ।
নির্বিণ্ণ সেই বিপ্র উপবাস করে ॥ ১৮৫ ॥
prabhu bhikṣā kaila dinera tṛtīya-prahare
nirviṇṇa sei vipra upavāsa kare
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His lunch at about three o’clock, but the brāhmaṇa, being very sorrowful, fasted.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His lunch at about three o’clock.
The brāhmaṇa was very sorrowful.
Because of his sorrow, the brāhmaṇa fasted.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Lord then confronted the Bhaṭṭathāris at Mallāra-deśa and saved Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa from their clutches. The Lord also collected the Brahma-saṁhitā, fifth chapter, on the banks of the Payasvinī River.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What contrast do you notice between the Lord taking lunch and the brāhmaṇa fasting?
Reread the verse and note the stated reason for the brāhmaṇa’s fasting, without assuming what caused his sorrow.
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