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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.186
প্রভু কহে, — বিপ্র কাঁহে কর উপবাস ।
কেনে এত দুঃখ, কেনে করহ হুতাশ ॥ ১৮৬ ॥
prabhu kahe, — vipra kāṅhe kara upavāsa
kene eta duḥkha, kene karaha hutāśa
While the brāhmaṇa was fasting, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked him, “Why are you fasting? Why are you so unhappy? Why are you so worried?”
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The brāhmaṇa was fasting when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke to him.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked why he was fasting and why he was so unhappy.
He also asked why the brāhmaṇa was so worried, inviting him to explain his distress.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make room for someone to explain their unhappiness?
Gently ask someone who seems worried how they are feeling, and listen.
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