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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 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 6.230Madhya 6.232

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.231

আজি মোর পূর্ণ হৈল সর্ব অভিলাষ ।

সার্বভৌমের হৈল মহাপ্রসাদে বিশ্বাস ॥ ২৩১ ॥

āji mora pūrṇa haila sarva abhilāṣa

sārvabhaumera haila mahā-prasāde viśvāsa

Translation

Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “I think that today all My desires have been fulfilled because I see that Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya has acquired faith in the mahā-prasādam of Lord Jagannātha.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Faith in Mahā-prasādam Fulfills the Lord’s Desires

  1. 1

    Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that He considered all His desires fulfilled that day.

  2. 2

    His satisfaction came from seeing Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s faith.

  3. 3

    That faith was in the mahā-prasādam of Lord Jagannātha.

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

Further reading

Madhya 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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

One morning after this incident, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received some prasādam from Jagannātha and offered it to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya. Without caring for formality, the Bhaṭṭācārya immediately partook of the mahā-prasādam.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ājitoday
  2. moraMy
  3. pūrṇasatisfied
  4. hailabecame
  5. sarvaall
  6. abhilāṣadesires
  7. sārvabhaumeraof Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
  8. hailathere was
  9. mahā-prasādein the remnants of the Lord’s food
  10. viśvāsafaith
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord’s satisfaction teach you about the importance of faith in mahā-prasādam?

Practice

Pause today to reflect on how deeply faith in Lord Jagannātha’s mahā-prasādam pleased Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayFaith in Mahā-prasādam Fulfills the Lord’s DesiresThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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