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  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 15.282Madhya 15.284

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.283

প্রভু আশ্বাসন করে স্পর্শি’ তার গাত্র ।

সার্বভৌম-সম্বন্ধে তুমি মোর স্নেহপাত্র ॥ ২৮৩ ॥

prabhu āśvāsana kare sparśi’ tāra gātra

sārvabhauma-sambandhe tumi mora sneha-pātra

Translation

After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu pacified Amogha by touching his body and saying, “You are the object of My affection because you are the son-in-law of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Pacifies Amogha with Affection

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu pacified Amogha by touching his body.

  2. 2

    He assured Amogha, “You are the object of My affection.”

  3. 3

    He explained that Amogha was dear to Him because he was the son-in-law of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.

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:

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).
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. āśvāsana karepacifies
  3. sparśi’touching
  4. tārahis
  5. gātrabody
  6. sārvabhauma-sambandhebecause of a relation to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  7. tumiyou
  8. moraMy
  9. sneha-pātraobject of affection
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do the Lord’s words of affection shape your understanding of this moment?

Practice

Offer one gentle word of affection to someone who needs reassurance today.

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