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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.180
ভট্টাচার্য আসি’ প্রভুরে ধরি’ বসাইল ।
ম্লেচ্ছগণ দেখি’ মহাপ্রভুর ‘বাহ্য’ হৈল ॥ ১৮০ ॥
bhaṭṭācārya āsi’ prabhure dhari’ vasāila
mleccha-gaṇa dekhi’ mahāprabhura ‘bāhya’ haila
At that time, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya went to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and made Him sit down. Seeing the Muslim soldiers, the Lord regained His normal senses.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya went to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He made the Lord sit down.
Seeing the Muslim soldiers, the Lord regained His normal senses.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
The mood of Madhya 18 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:
However, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu regained His senses, His associates were released. He talked with a person who was supposed to be a holy man in the party.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya’s practical help?
Offer someone a seat or help them sit comfortably today.
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