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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.344
সার্বভৌম মহাপ্রভুর পড়িলা চরণে ।
প্রভু তাঁরে উঠাঞা কৈল আলিঙ্গনে ॥ ৩৪৪ ॥
sārvabhauma mahāprabhura paḍilā caraṇe
prabhu tāṅre uṭhāñā kaila āliṅgane
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya fell down at the lotus feet of the Lord, and the Lord pulled him up and embraced him.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya fell down at the lotus feet of the Lord.
The Lord pulled him up.
The Lord then embraced him.
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:
Thus the Lord visited almost all the holy places in South India. He finally returned to Jagannātha Purī by taking the same route, after visiting Vidyānagara again.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “embraced”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the Lord’s response to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s bow invite you to reflect on?
Offer a respectful bow to the Lord today, remembering this meeting.
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