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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.196
প্রভুর বচনে বিপ্রের হইল বিশ্বাস ।
ভোজন করিল, হৈল জীবনের আশ ॥ ১৯৬ ॥
prabhura vacane viprera ha-ila viśvāsa
bhojana karila, haila jīvanera āśa
Although the brāhmaṇa was fasting, he had faith in the words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and accepted food. In this way his life was saved.
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The brāhmaṇa had been fasting.
He had faith in the words of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and accepted food.
By accepting food in this way, his life was saved.
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
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