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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.30
‘সার্বভৌম ভট্টাচার্য কহিল তোমার গুণে ।
তোমারে মিলিতে মোরে করিল যতনে ॥ ৩০ ॥
‘sārvabhauma bhaṭṭācārya kahila tomāra guṇe
tomāre milite more karila yatane
“Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya spoke of your good qualities, and he made a great endeavor to convince Me to meet you.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had spoken of the listener’s good qualities.
He had made a great endeavor to encourage the meeting.
The speaker acknowledged how strongly Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had urged Him to meet the person before Him.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After introducing himself, Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya requested Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to remain in the village for some days. Honoring his request, Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed there in the home of some Vedic brāhmaṇas.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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How can speaking sincerely about someone’s good qualities encourage others to appreciate them?
Tell someone one genuine good quality you appreciate in another person.
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