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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.17
রাজা কহে, — ভট্ট তুমি বিজ্ঞশিরোমণি ।
তুমি তাঁরে ‘কৃষ্ণ’ কহ, তাতে সত্য মানি ॥ ১৭ ॥
rājā kahe, — bhaṭṭa tumi vijña-śiromaṇi
tumi tāṅre ‘kṛṣṇa’ kaha, tāte satya māni
The King said, “Bhaṭṭācārya, you are the most learned and experienced person I know. Therefore when you address Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Lord Kṛṣṇa, I accept this as the truth.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The King accepts as truth Bhaṭṭācārya’s statement that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Accepting the words of an ācārya, a bona fide spiritual master, clears the path for spiritual advancement.
The spiritual master must be an unalloyed devotee who strictly follows the previous ācārya without deviation. Accepting such a spiritual master’s instructions is the disciple’s secret of success.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
The mood of Madhya 10 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:
While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was traveling in South India, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had many talks with King Pratāparudra. When Mahārāja Pratāparudra requested the Bhaṭṭācārya to arrange an interview with the Lord, the Bhaṭṭācārya assured him that he would try to do so as soon as Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned from South India.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.
What qualities does this purport teach me to look for in a spiritual guide?
Write down the two qualifications emphasized here: unalloyed devotion and strict following of the previous ācārya.
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