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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.65

তবে ভট্ট মহাপ্রভুরে নিমন্ত্রণ কৈলা ।

মহাপ্রভু দুইভাই তাঁহারে মিলাইলা ॥ ৬৫ ॥

tabe bhaṭṭa mahāprabhure nimantraṇa kailā

mahāprabhu dui-bhāi tāṅhāre milāilā

Translation

Thereafter, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch, and the Lord introduced the brothers Rūpa and Vallabha to him.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offering Hospitality and Making Introductions

  1. 1

    Vallabha Bhaṭṭa invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for lunch.

  2. 2

    The Lord introduced the brothers Rūpa and Vallabha to him.

  3. 3

    The invitation to share a meal was accompanied by a personal introduction.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduced Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vallabha Bhaṭṭa. After this, a brāhmaṇa scholar named Raghupati Upādhyāya arrived and discussed Kṛṣṇa consciousness with the Lord.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabethen
  2. bhaṭṭaVallabha Bhaṭṭa
  3. mahāprabhureŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. nimantraṇa kailāinvited
  5. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. dui-bhāithe two brothers Rūpa and Vallabha
  7. tāṅhāreto him
  8. milāilāintroduced
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I help someone feel welcome through a simple introduction?

Practice

Today, warmly introduce someone to another person or invite someone to share a meal.

Live this todayOffering Hospitality and Making IntroductionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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