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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.157
ভট্ট কহে, — কাহাঁ আমি জীব পামর ।
কাহাঁ তুমি সেই কৃষ্ণ, — সাক্ষাৎ ঈশ্বর ॥ ১৫৭ ॥
bhaṭṭa kahe, — kāhāṅ āmi jīva pāmara
kāhāṅ tumi sei kṛṣṇa, — sākṣāt īśvara
Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa then said, “I am an ordinary fallen living entity, but You are Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.
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Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa describes himself as an ordinary fallen living entity.
He recognizes the One he is addressing as Kṛṣṇa Himself.
His declaration identifies Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 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:
Finally the Lord went to Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra, where He converted a brāhmaṇa named Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, who, along with his family, took up devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. After leaving Śrī Raṅga, Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached Ṛṣabha-parvata, where He met Paramānanda Purī, who later arrived at Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “fallen”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa’s humble words guide my own attitude toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead?
Read Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa’s declaration aloud once, reflecting on both his humility and his recognition of Kṛṣṇa.
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