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4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 15.234 Madhya 15.236

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.235

ভট্ট কহে, — অন্ন, পীঠ, — সমান প্রসাদ ।

অন্ন খাবে, পীঠে বসিতে কাহাঁ অপরাধ ? ২৩৫ ॥

bhaṭṭa kahe, — anna, pīṭha, — samāna prasāda

anna khābe, pīṭhe vasite kāhāṅ aparādha?

Translation

The Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Both the food and the sitting place are the Lord’s mercy. If You can eat the remnants of the food, what is the offense in Your sitting in this place?”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Food and Seat as the Lord’s Mercy

1
The Bhaṭṭācārya describes both the food and the sitting place as the Lord’s mercy.
2
He points to the acceptance of the food remnants as the basis for his reasoning.
3
He asks what offense there could be in sitting in the place if the food remnants can be eaten.

How it feels

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

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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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

bhaṭṭa kaheSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said
annafood
pīṭhasitting place
samānaequal
prasādamercy remnants of the Lord
anna khābeYou will eat the food
pīṭhe vasiteto sit on the place
kāhāṅ aparādhawhere is the offense

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the Bhaṭṭācārya’s reasoning broaden your appreciation of the Lord’s mercy?

Practice

Write one sentence explaining why the Bhaṭṭācārya sees both the food and the sitting place as the Lord’s mercy.

Live this todayFood and Seat as the Lord’s MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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