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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.23
ভিক্ষা করি’ মহাপ্রভু তাঁরে প্রশ্ন কৈল ।
“কহ বিপ্র, এই তোমার কোন্ দশা হৈল ॥ ২৩ ॥
bhikṣā kari’ mahāprabhu tāṅre praśna kaila
‘‘kaha vipra, ei tomāra kon daśā haila
After finishing His lunch there, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked the brāhmaṇa, “My dear friend, kindly tell Me what your position is now.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu finished His lunch there.
He addressed the brāhmaṇa warmly as “My dear friend.”
He kindly asked the brāhmaṇa to tell Him about his present position.
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:
After leaving Śrī Raṅga, Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached Ṛṣabha-parvata, where He met Paramānanda Purī, who later arrived at Jagannātha Purī. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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How can your questions show genuine kindness toward another person?
Ask someone how they are doing today, using warm and respectful words.
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