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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.116
শুনি মহাপ্রভু কহে ঐছে মৎ কহ ।
আমা প্রতি ভট্টাচার্যের হয় অনুগ্রহ ॥ ১১৬ ॥
śuni mahāprabhu kahe aiche mat kaha
āmā prati bhaṭṭācāryera haya anugraha
Hearing this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Do not speak like that. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya has shown great affection and mercy toward Me.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard what was being said about Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.
He asked the speakers not to speak in that way.
He said that Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had shown Him great affection and mercy.
Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
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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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I acknowledge someone’s affection even when others criticize that person?
Name one act of affection or mercy you have received from someone you have criticized.
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