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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.286
প্রভু দেখি’ সার্বভৌম ধরিলা চরণে ।
প্রভু তাঁরে আলিঙ্গিয়া বসিলা আসনে ॥ ২৮৬ ॥
prabhu dekhi’ sārvabhauma dharilā caraṇe
prabhu tāṅre āliṅgiyā vasilā āsane
Upon seeing the Lord, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya immediately caught hold of His lotus feet. The Lord embraced him and then sat down.
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Upon seeing the Lord, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya immediately catches hold of His lotus feet.
The Lord responds by embracing him.
After this exchange of reverence and affection, the Lord sits down.
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:
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
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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: “embraced”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What touches me about Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s reverence and the Lord’s embrace?
Take a quiet moment today to offer your respects to the Lord.
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