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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 19.84

ভয়ে ভট্ট সঙ্গে রহে, মধ্যাহ্ন করাঞা ।

নিজ-গৃহে আনিলা প্রভুরে সঙ্গেতে লঞা ॥ ৮৪ ॥

bhaye bhaṭṭa saṅge rahe, madhyāhna karāñā

nija-gṛhe ānilā prabhure saṅgete lañā

Translation

Fearing for the Lord’s welfare, Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya stayed in His association. After arranging for His bath, the Bhaṭṭācārya took the Lord to his own house.

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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.

Concern Expressed Through Personal Care

  1. 1

    Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya feared for the Lord’s welfare.

  2. 2

    Because of this concern, he stayed in the Lord’s association.

  3. 3

    He arranged for the Lord’s bath and then took Him to his own house.

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:

Giving this excuse, he sat at home and studied Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with learned brāhmaṇa scholars. The Nawab Hussain Shah first sent his personal physician to see what the real facts were; then he personally came to see why Sanātana was not attending to official business.
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. bhayewith fear
  2. bhaṭṭaVallabha Bhaṭṭācārya
  3. saṅgein Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s association
  4. raheremains
  5. madhyāhna karāñāafter arranging for His bath
  6. nija-gṛheto his own home
  7. ānilābrought
  8. prabhureŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  9. saṅgetein the company
  10. lañātaking
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “association”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How did Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya turn his concern into practical care?

Practice

Help with one practical need of someone whose welfare concerns you.

Live this todayConcern Expressed Through Personal CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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