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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.40
প্রভুর প্রভাবে লোক আইল দরশনে ।
লক্ষার্বুদ লোক আইসে না যায় গণনে ॥ ৪০ ॥
prabhura prabhāve loka āila daraśane
lakṣārbuda loka āise nā yāya gaṇane
Due to the influence of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, many millions of men came just to see Him. Indeed, the assembly being unlimited, its members could not be counted.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s influence drew many millions of people.
They came simply to see Him.
The assembly was so vast that its members could not be counted.
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:
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara. At Śrī Śaila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Śiva and his wife Durgā in the dress of a brāhmaṇa and brāhmaṇī.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.
What impresses me about so many people coming simply to see the Lord?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the countless people drawn to see Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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