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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.259
প্রভু-পদে পড়ি’ বহু আত্মনিন্দা কৈল ।
তাঁরে শান্ত করি’ প্রভু ঘরে পাঠাইল ॥ ২৫৯ ॥
prabhu-pade paḍi’ bahu ātma-nindā kaila
tāṅre śānta kari’ prabhu ghare pāṭhāila
Falling down at the Lord’s feet, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said many things in self-reproach. The Lord then pacified him and sent him back to his home.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya fell down at the Lord’s feet.
He said many things in self-reproach.
The Lord pacified him and sent him back to his home.
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.
Can I receive reassurance when I am caught in self-reproach?
If someone offers you sincere reassurance today, pause and accept it rather than repeating your self-blame.
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