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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.195
দামোদর-স্বরূপ, এই বান্ধব আমার ।
কভু তোমার সঙ্গে যাবে, কভু একেশ্বর ॥ ১৯৫ ॥
dāmodara-svarūpa, — ei bāndhava āmāra
kabhu tomāra saṅge yābe, kabhu ekeśvara
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Dāmodara Svarūpa is my intimate friend. He will come sometimes with You and sometimes alone.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya described Dāmodara Svarūpa as his intimate friend.
He said that Dāmodara Svarūpa would sometimes come with the Lord.
At other times, Dāmodara Svarūpa would come alone.
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 your hospitality make room for a friend's different visiting arrangements?
Invite a friend to visit in a way that is convenient for them.
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