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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.46
শুনি’ সার্বভৌম হৈলা অত্যন্ত কাতর ।
চরণে ধরিয়া কহে বিষাদ-উত্তর ॥ ৪৬ ॥
śuni’ sārvabhauma hailā atyanta kātara
caraṇe dhariyā kahe viṣāda-uttara
Upon hearing this, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya became very much agitated. Catching hold of the lotus feet of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he gave this sorrowful reply.
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Hearing the Lord’s words, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya became very much agitated.
He caught hold of the lotus feet of Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He then gave the Lord a sorrowful reply.
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:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was beginning His tour, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya gave Him four sets of clothes and requested Him to see Rāmānanda Rāya, who was residing at that time on the bank of the river Godāvarī. Along with other devotees, Nityānanda Prabhu accompanied the Lord to Ālālanātha, but there Lord Caitanya left them all behind and went ahead with the brāhmaṇa Kṛṣṇadāsa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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What does the Bhaṭṭācārya’s response reveal about how much the Lord’s presence meant to him?
Pause today to reflect on the Bhaṭṭācārya holding the Lord’s lotus feet in sorrow.
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