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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.76
দেখি’ বল্লভ-ভট্টের হৈল চমৎকার ।
আনন্দে বিহ্বল নাহি আপন-সাম্ভাল ॥ ৭৬ ॥
dekhi’ vallabha-bhaṭṭera haila camatkāra
ānande vihvala nāhi āpana-sāmbhāla
Seeing all this, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was completely astonished. He was overwhelmed by transcendental bliss and lost himself.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was completely astonished by what he saw.
His astonishment was accompanied by transcendental bliss.
He became so overwhelmed by this bliss that he lost himself.
Pride softened by grace. Humor and correction lead toward humility and a relationship of devotion.
The mood of Antya 7 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:
Before this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was greatly attached to Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Therefore He acted as if displeased with Gadādhara Paṇḍita.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about Vallabha Bhaṭṭa’s response of wonder and bliss?
Read this verse slowly today, pausing to reflect on the words “transcendental bliss.”
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