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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.164
সঙ্গেতে চলিলা ভট্ট, না যায় ভবনে ।
তাঁরে বিদায় দিলা প্রভু অনেক যতনে ॥ ১৬৪ ॥
saṅgete calilā bhaṭṭa, nā yāya bhavane
tāṅre vidāya dilā prabhu aneka yatane
Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa did not want to return home but also wanted to go with the Lord. It was with great endeavor that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bade him farewell.
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Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa did not want to return home.
He wanted to go with the Lord instead.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bade him farewell only with great endeavor.
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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What touches you about Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa’s wish to accompany the Lord?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa’s desire to remain with the Lord.
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