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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.167
ভারতী কহে, — সার্বভৌম, মধ্যস্থ হঞা ।
ইঁহার সনে আমার ‘ন্যায়’ বুঝ’ মন দিয়া ॥ ১৬৭ ॥
bhāratī kahe, — sārvabhauma, madhyastha hañā
iṅhāra sane āmāra ‘nyāya’ bujha’ mana diyā
Brahmānanda Bhāratī said, “My dear Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, please become the mediator in this logical argument between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and me.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Brahmānanda Bhāratī addressed Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya as “My dear.”
He asked him to become a mediator.
The mediation concerned the logical argument between Brahmānanda Bhāratī and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Due to his relationship with Keśava Bhāratī, Brahmānanda Bhāratī was also respectfully received by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. When he arrived at Jagannātha Purī, he was advised to give up the deerskin clothing he wore.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to invite a mediator when a disagreement needs help?
If you have an unresolved disagreement, identify one person you could respectfully ask to mediate.
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