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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.76
ভট্টাচার্যে আলিঙ্গিয়া তাঁহারে কহিল ।
‘তোমার প্রসাদে আমি এত সুখ পাইল’ ॥ ৭৬ ॥
bhaṭṭācārye āliṅgiyā tāṅhāre kahila
‘tomāra prasāde āmi eta sukha pāila’
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then embraced Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya and told him, “It is only by your kindness that I am now so happy.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya.
He acknowledged Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya’s kindness.
He told him that only by his kindness was He now so happy.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very pleased with the behavior of Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya. In this way the Lord passed through the jungle of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) and finally reached Vārāṇasī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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In this verse: “embraced”
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Whose kindness has brought you happiness?
Thank one person today for a specific kindness that made you happy.
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