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How to study this verse, in six steps

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

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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

Madhya 6.109 Madhya 6.111

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.110

তবে ভট্টাচার্য কহে, যাহ গোসাঞির স্থানে ।

আমার নামে গণ-সহিত কর নিমন্ত্রণে ॥ ১১০ ॥

tabe bhaṭṭācārya kahe, yāha gosāñira sthāne

āmāra nāme gaṇa-sahita kara nimantraṇe

Translation

After hearing this from Gopīnātha Ācārya, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said, “First go to the place where Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is staying and invite Him here with His associates. Ask Him on my account.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Invite the Lord and His Associates

1
After hearing Gopīnātha Ācārya, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya asks him to visit Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
2
He asks that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu be invited together with His associates.
3
The invitation is to be made on Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s behalf.

How it feels

Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.

The mood of Madhya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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

Hearing all these arguments, Caitanya Mahāprabhu told His devotees that Sārvabhauma was His spiritual master and that whatever he said out of affection was for everyone’s benefit. When Sārvabhauma met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he asked Him to hear Vedānta philosophy from him.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

tabethereafter
bhaṭṭācāryaSārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
kahesays
yāhaplease go
gosāñira sthaneto the place of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
āmāra nāmein my name
gaṇa-sahitawith His associates
karamake
nimantraṇeinvitation

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: “associates”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gopīnātha”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I show thoughtful hospitality that includes others’ companions?

Practice

Extend one thoughtful invitation today, taking care to include the person’s companions where appropriate.

Live this todayInvite the Lord and His AssociatesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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