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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.90
মুখবাস দিয়া প্রভুরে করাইল শয়ন ।
আপনে ভট্ট করেন প্রভুর পাদ-সম্বাহন ॥ ৯০ ॥
mukha-vāsa diyā prabhure karāila śayana
āpane bhaṭṭa karena prabhura pāda-samvāhana
The Lord was then given spices to purify His mouth. Afterwards He was made to rest, and Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya personally massaged His legs.
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The Lord was given spices to purify His mouth.
Afterwards, arrangements were made for Him to rest.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya personally massaged the Lord’s legs.
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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What do you notice about the personal care in Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya’s service?
Read the translation slowly today, noticing each act of care offered to the Lord.
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