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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.52
তাঁহার ব্রাহ্মণী, তাঁর নাম — ‘ষাঠীর মাতা’ ।
রান্ধি’ ভিক্ষা দেন তেঁহো, আশ্চর্য তাঁর কথা ॥ ৫২ ॥
tāṅhāra brāhmaṇī, tāṅra nāma — ‘ṣāṭhīra mātā’
rāndhi’ bhikṣā dena teṅho, āścarya tāṅra kathā
The Bhaṭṭācārya’s wife, whose name was Ṣāṭhīmātā (the mother of Ṣāṭhī), did the cooking. The narrations of these pastimes are very wonderful.
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The Bhaṭṭācārya’s wife did the cooking.
Her name was Ṣāṭhīmātā, meaning the mother of Ṣāṭhī.
The narrations of these pastimes are described as very wonderful.
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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What helps me appreciate the simple acts of care within these wonderful pastimes?
Reread the translation slowly, noticing Ṣāṭhīmātā’s part in the cooking.
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