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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.82
শ্রী-বৈষ্ণব এক, — ‘ব্যেঙ্কট ভট্ট’ নাম ।
প্রভুরে নিমন্ত্রণ কৈল করিয়া সম্মান ॥ ৮২ ॥
śrī-vaiṣṇava eka, — ‘vyeṅkaṭa bhaṭṭa’ nāma
prabhure nimantraṇa kaila kariyā sammāna
A Vaiṣṇava known as Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa then invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his home with great respect.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to his home with great respect.
He was a Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇa living in Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra. He belonged to the Vaḍagalai branch of the Rāmānuja-sampradāya.
His son later became known as Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī in the Gauḍīya-sampradāya and established the Rādhāramaṇa temple in Vṛndāvana.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “branch”
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhāramaṇa”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can I learn from the great respect with which Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa welcomed the Lord?
Offer a respectful welcome to someone you receive today.
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