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  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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
Madhya 15.199Madhya 15.201

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.200

‘ষাঠির মাতা’ নাম, ভট্টাচার্যের গৃহিণী ।

প্রভুর মহাভক্ত তেঁহো, স্নেহেতে জননী ॥ ২০০ ॥

‘ṣāṭhīra mātā’ nāma, bhaṭṭācāryera gṛhiṇī

prabhura mahā-bhakta teṅho, snehete jananī

Translation

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s wife was known as Ṣāṭhīra Mātā, the mother of Ṣāṭhī. She was a great devotee of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and she was affectionate like a mother.

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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.

Devotion Expressed Through Motherly Affection

  1. 1

    Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s wife was known as Ṣāṭhīra Mātā, the mother of Ṣāṭhī.

  2. 2

    She was a great devotee of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    She was affectionate like a mother.

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:

Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura. When the Lord bade farewell to Rāghava Paṇḍita, Vāsudeva Datta, the residents of Kulīna-grāma and other devotees, He praised them for their transcendental qualities.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ṣāṭhīra mātāthe mother of Ṣāṭhī
  2. nāmanamed
  3. bhaṭṭācāryera gṛhiṇīthe wife of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  4. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  5. mahā-bhaktaa great devotee
  6. teṅhoshe
  7. snehetein affection
  8. jananījust like a mother
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can my service express warm, caring affection?

Practice

Offer one small act of care today with gentle, affectionate attention.

Live this todayDevotion Expressed Through Motherly AffectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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