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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.186

প্রভু-পাশ আসি’ সার্বভৌম এক দিন ।

যোড়হাত করি’ কিছু কৈল নিবেদন ॥ ১৮৬ ॥

prabhu-pāśa āsi’ sārvabhauma eka dina

yoḍa-hāta kari’ kichu kaila nivedana

Translation

One day Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya came before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with folded hands and submitted a request.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Submitting a Request With Respect

  1. 1

    One day Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya came before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  2. 2

    He approached with folded hands.

  3. 3

    In this respectful manner, he submitted a request.

How it feels

Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.

The mood of Madhya 15 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He also instructed the Vaiṣṇavas from Khaṇḍa, as well as Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati, and He praised Murāri Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra. Considering the humble prayer of Vāsudeva Datta, He established that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhu-pāśain the presence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. āsi’coming
  3. sārvabhaumaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  4. eka dinaone day
  5. yoḍa-hāta kari’with folded hands
  6. kichusome
  7. kailadid
  8. nivedanasubmission
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can my manner of making a request express respect?

Practice

Make one request today with deliberate courtesy rather than a demanding tone.

Live this todaySubmitting a Request With RespectThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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