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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.53
তথাপি কহিয়ে আমি এক উপায় ।
এই উপায় কর’ প্রভু দেখিবে যাহায় ॥ ৫৩ ॥
tathāpi kahiye āmi eka upāya
ei upāya kara’ prabhu dekhibe yāhāya
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya then suggested, “There is one means by which you can directly see Him.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya offered a suggestion.
He said there was a means to see Him directly.
His words introduced a way to make that meeting possible.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The King also made promises to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, who hinted how the King might meet the Lord. During Anavasara, while Lord Jagannātha was resting for fifteen days, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, being unable to see Lord Jagannātha, went to Ālālanātha.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to listen carefully when offered guidance toward the Lord?
Read the Bhaṭṭācārya’s offer slowly, and pause to consider the value of receiving guidance.
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