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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 5: The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 95

kṛṣṇa kahe,—“pratimā cale, kothāha nā śuni”
vipra bale,—“pratimā hañā kaha kene vāṇī

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇa kahe—Lord Kṛṣṇa says; pratimā cale—a Deity walks; kothāha—anywhere; nā śuni—I have not heard; vipra bale—the young brāhmaṇa replies; pratimā hañā—in Your Deity form; kaha kene vāṇī—how do You speak words.

TRANSLATION

Lord Kṛṣṇa said, “I’ve never heard of a Deity’s walking from one place to another.” The brāhmaṇa replied, “That is true, but how is it that You are speaking to me, although You are a Deity?