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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.226
গোসাঞির সঙ্গে রহে কৃষ্ণদাস ব্রাহ্মণ ।
ভট্টথারি-সহ তাহাঁ হৈল দরশন ॥ ২২৬ ॥
gosāñira saṅge rahe kṛṣṇadāsa brāhmaṇa
bhaṭṭathāri-saha tāhāṅ haila daraśana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accompanied by His servant, Kṛṣṇadāsa. He was a brāhmaṇa, but he met with the Bhaṭṭathāris there.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accompanied by His servant, Kṛṣṇadāsa.
Kṛṣṇadāsa was a brāhmaṇa.
Although he was a brāhmaṇa, Kṛṣṇadāsa met with the Bhaṭṭathāris there.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
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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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servant”
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What contrast does the translation draw between Kṛṣṇadāsa’s position and his meeting with the Bhaṭṭathāris?
Reread the verse and note both Kṛṣṇadāsa’s role as servant and the people he met.
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