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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.202
নিজ-রূপ প্রভু তাঁরে করাইল দর্শন ।
চতুর্ভুজ-রূপ প্রভু হইলা তখন ॥ ২০২ ॥
nija-rūpa prabhu tāṅre karāila darśana
catur-bhuja-rūpa prabhu hā-ilā takhana
To show him mercy, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu allowed him to see His Viṣṇu form. Thus He immediately assumed four hands.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wished to show mercy to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.
To show that mercy, He allowed him to see His Viṣṇu form.
The Lord immediately assumed four hands.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
It is also accepted that the Absolute Truth has His transcendental, blissful, eternal form. According to the Vedas, the Lord and the living entity are equal in quality but different quantitatively.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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What does the phrase “allowed him to see” suggest to you about the Lord’s mercy?
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