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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.61
সে-কালে বল্লভ-ভট্ট রহে আড়াইল-গ্রামে ।
মহাপ্রভু আইলা শুনি’ আইল তাঁর স্থানে ॥ ৬১ ॥
se-kāle vallabha-bhaṭṭa rahe āḍāila-grāme
mahāprabhu āilā śuni’ āila tāṅra sthāne
At that time, Śrī Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was staying at Āḍāila-grāma, and when he heard that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had arrived, he went to His place to see Him.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa was a great learned scholar of Vaiṣṇavism. While staying at Āḍāila-grāma, he heard of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s arrival and went to see Him.
In the beginning he was very much devoted to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Later, thinking he could not receive proper respect from Him, he joined the Viṣṇu Svāmī sect and became its ācārya.
His sect is celebrated as the Vallabhācārya-sampradāya. His many writings include Subodhinī-ṭīkā, a commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and notes on the Vedānta-sūtra in the form of an Anubhāṣya.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 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:
During this time, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa extended an invitation to the Lord with great respect. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduced Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vallabha Bhaṭṭa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might wanting respect influence your own devotional choices?
Notice one moment today when you want recognition, and quietly consider whether that desire is guiding your choice.
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