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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.15
স্বরূপ কহে, — এই বলভদ্র-ভট্টাচার্য ।
তোমাতে সুস্নিগ্ধ বড়, পণ্ডিত, সাধু, আর্য ॥ ১৫ ॥
svarūpa kahe, — ei balabhadra-bhaṭṭācārya
tomāte su-snigdha baḍa, paṇḍita, sādhu, ārya
Svarūpa Dāmodara then said, “Here is Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, who has great love for You. He is an honest, learned scholar, and he is advanced in spiritual consciousness.
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Svarūpa Dāmodara had studied Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya thoroughly and seen his great love for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya was learned, honest, simple, and advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. These qualities made him fit to accompany the Lord as a personal servant.
Claiming to be a great devotee while mentally thinking of something else is duplicity. One who is not duplicitous is called sādhu.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 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:
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī selected a brāhmaṇa named Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to personally assist Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Early in the morning before sunrise, the Lord started for the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack).Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do my outward expressions of devotion honestly reflect my inward intentions?
Perform one small service today without trying to appear more devoted than you are.
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