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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.188
এবে মোর ঘরে ভিক্ষা করহ ‘মাস’ ভরি’ ।
প্রভু কহে, — ধর্ম নহে, করিতে না পারি ॥ ১৮৮ ॥
ebe mora ghare bhikṣā karaha ‘māsa’ bhari’
prabhu kahe, — dharma nahe, karite nā pāri
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Please accept my invitation for lunch for one month.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya invited the Lord to lunch for one month.
The Lord replied that accepting this invitation was not possible.
He explained that it was against the religious principles of a sannyāsī.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you respect someone's religious commitments when offering hospitality?
When making an invitation today, leave room for the other person to decline.
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