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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.263
তবে ত’ বল্লভ ভট্ট প্রভুরে মিলিলা ।
কৃষ্ণনামের অর্থ প্রভু তাঁহারে কহিলা ॥ ২৬৩ ॥
tabe ta’ vallabha bhaṭṭa prabhure mililā
kṛṣṇa-nāmera artha prabhu tāṅhāre kahilā
Soon afterward, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa met the Lord at Jagannātha Purī, and the Lord explained to him the import of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa met the Lord at Jagannātha Purī, where the Lord explained the import of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was very proud of his writings. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu corrected him, teaching that a Vaiṣṇava should be humble and follow in the footsteps of his predecessors.
The Lord told him that pride in being superior to Śrīdhara Svāmī was not at all befitting a Vaiṣṇava.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 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:
Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “holy name”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humble”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where might pride in your own understanding make it difficult to learn humbly from predecessors?
When studying today, note one teaching to receive humbly rather than trying to show that you know better.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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