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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.16
মূর্চ্ছিত হৈল, চেতন না হয় শরীরে ।
সার্বভৌম লঞা গেলা আপনার ঘরে ॥ ১৬ ॥
mūrcchita haila, cetana nā haya śarīre
sārvabhauma lañā gelā āpanāra ghare
The people said that the sannyāsī had fallen unconscious upon seeing the Deity of Lord Jagannātha. Because His consciousness did not return, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had taken Him to his home.
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The people said that the sannyāsī had fallen unconscious upon seeing the Deity of Lord Jagannātha.
His consciousness had not returned.
Because of this, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had taken Him to his home.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrīla Nityānanda Prabhu and other devotees then visited the Jagannātha temple, and when they came back to the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to external consciousness. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya received everyone and distributed mahā-prasādam with great care.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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In this verse: “fallen”
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How did Sārvabhauma respond when the sannyāsī’s consciousness did not return?
Recall the three events in order: seeing Lord Jagannātha, falling unconscious and being taken to Sārvabhauma’s home.
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