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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.249
শুনিতেই ভট্টাচার্য উলটি’ চাহিল ।
তাঁর অবধান দেখি’ অমোঘ পলাইল ॥ ২৪৯ ॥
śunitei bhaṭṭācārya ulaṭi’ cāhila
tāṅra avadhāna dekhi’ amogha palāila
As soon as Amogha said this, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya turned his eyes upon him. Seeing the Bhaṭṭācārya’s attitude, Amogha immediately left.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
As soon as Amogha spoke, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya turned his eyes upon him.
Amogha noticed the Bhaṭṭācārya’s attitude.
He immediately left.
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:
Thereafter, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accepting prasādam at the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Sārvabhauma’s son-in-law, Amogha, created trouble in the family with his criticisms. The following morning, he was attacked by the disease of visūcikā (cholera).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.
Do I notice how my critical words affect those who hear them?
In one conversation today, pay attention to the listener’s response before speaking further.
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