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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.85
আনন্দিত হঞা ভট্ট দিল দিব্যাসন ।
আপনে করিল প্রভুর পাদপ্রক্ষালন ॥ ৮৫ ॥
ānandita hañā bhaṭṭa dila divyāsana
āpane karila prabhura pāda-prakṣālana
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived at his home, Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya, being greatly pleased, offered the Lord a nice sitting place and personally washed His feet.
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Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya was greatly pleased when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived at his home.
He offered the Lord a nice sitting place.
He personally washed the Lord’s feet.
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:
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. Knowing that he wanted to resign his post, the Nawab had him arrested and imprisoned.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “washed”, “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the personal welcome Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya offered?
Prepare a clean, comfortable sitting place for someone you welcome today.
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