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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.229
আসিয়া কহেন সব ভট্টথারিগণে ।
আমার ব্রাহ্মণ তুমি রাখ কি কারণে ॥ ২২৯ ॥
āsiyā kahena saba bhaṭṭathāri-gaṇe
āmāra brāhmaṇa tumi rākha ki kāraṇe
Upon reaching their community, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked the Bhaṭṭathāris, “Why are you keeping My brāhmaṇa assistant?
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached the Bhaṭṭathāri community.
He directly asked why they were keeping His brāhmaṇa assistant.
By calling him “My brāhmaṇa assistant,” He acknowledged His relationship with him.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationship”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I address a troubling situation with a clear, direct question?
If something concerns you today, ask one calm question to clarify it.
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