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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.272
আচার্য কহে, — উপবাস কৈল দুই জন ।
বিসূচিকা-ব্যাধিতে অমোঘ ছাড়িছে জীবন ॥ ২৭২ ॥
ācārya kahe, — upavāsa kaila dui jana
visūcikā-vyādhite amogha chāḍiche jīvana
Gopīnātha Ācārya informed the Lord that both the husband and the wife were fasting and that their son-in-law, Amogha, was dying of cholera.
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Gopīnātha Ācārya informed the Lord about the household’s condition.
Both the husband and the wife were fasting.
Their son-in-law, Amogha, was dying of cholera.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
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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
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Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gopīnātha”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When someone tells me about a household in distress, do I listen attentively?
Check on someone facing illness or family distress, and listen to what they share.
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