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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.97
মহাপ্রভু পুছিল তাঁরে, শুন, মহাশয় ।
কোন্ অর্থ জানি’ তোমার এত সুখ হয় ॥ ৯৭ ॥
mahāprabhu puchila tāṅre, śuna, mahāśaya
kon artha jāni’ tomāra eta sukha haya
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked the brāhmaṇa, “My dear sir, why are you in such ecstatic love? Which portion of the Bhagavad-gītā gives you such transcendental pleasure?”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed the brāhmaṇa as “My dear sir.”
He asked why the brāhmaṇa was in such ecstatic love.
He asked which portion of the Bhagavad-gītā gave him such transcendental pleasure.
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A brāhmaṇa devotee of Lord Rāmacandra talked with Him. Then the Lord took His bath in the river Kṛtamālā.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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In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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Which portion of the Bhagavad-gītā especially touches your heart?
Return to one passage of the Bhagavad-gītā that touches you, and reflect on what you appreciate about it.
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