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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.165
প্রভুর বিয়োগে ভট্ট হৈল অচেতন ।
এই রঙ্গলীলা করে শচীর নন্দন ॥ ১৬৫ ॥
prabhura viyoge bhaṭṭa haila acetana
ei raṅga-līlā kare śacīra nandana
When He did so, Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa fell down unconscious. Such are the pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the son of mother Śacī, at Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra.
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When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bade him farewell, Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa fell down unconscious.
The translation presents this event as part of the Lord’s pastimes at Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra.
The Lord is identified here as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the son of mother Śacī.
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 does Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa’s response reveal to you about how deeply this farewell affected him?
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