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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.182
প্রভু কহে, — ‘বিষ্ণু’ ‘বিষ্ণু’, কি কহ সার্বভৌম ।
‘অতিস্তুতি’ হয় এই নিন্দার লক্ষণ ॥ ১৮২ ॥
prabhu kahe, — ‘viṣṇu’ ‘viṣṇu’, ki kaha sārvabhauma
‘ati-stuti’ haya ei nindāra lakṣaṇa
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, what are you saying? Lord Viṣṇu, save Me! Such glorification is simply another form of blasphemy.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu feels a little embarrassed by Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s statement.
He utters the name Viṣṇu, saying, “Lord Viṣṇu, save Me!”
He protests the glorification, teaching that when someone is overestimated, praise becomes another form of blasphemy.
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:
However, when Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as Kṛṣṇa, the Lord immediately protested. In the meantime, Kāśīśvara Gosvāmī also came to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu.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.
How can you express appreciation without exaggerating someone’s qualities?
When praising someone today, name one genuine quality without exaggeration.
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