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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.139
প্রভুর গমন কূর্ম-মুখেতে শুনিঞা ।
ভূমিতে পড়িলা দুঃখে মূর্চ্ছিত হঞা ॥ ১৩৯ ॥
prabhura gamana kūrma-mukhete śuniñā
bhūmite paḍilā duḥkhe mūrcchita hañā
When the leper Vāsudeva came to Kūrma’s house to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he was informed that the Lord had already left. The leper then fell to the ground unconscious.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vāsudeva, who suffered from leprosy, came to Kūrma’s house to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He was told that the Lord had already left.
On hearing this, Vāsudeva fell to the ground unconscious.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
The mood of Madhya 7 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
While there, He bestowed His causeless mercy upon a brāhmaṇa called Kūrma and cured another brāhmaṇa, named Vāsudeva, who was suffering from leprosy. After curing this brāhmaṇa leper, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received the title Vāsudevāmṛta-prada, meaning “one who delivered nectar to the leper Vāsudeva.”Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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What does Vāsudeva’s response reveal about his longing to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Spend a quiet moment reflecting on Vāsudeva’s longing to see the Lord.
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