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“Gopīnātha Ācārya went to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and the Lord asked him about the events taking place in Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s house. Gopīnātha Ācārya informed the Lord that both the husband and wife were fasting and that their son-in-law Amogha was dying of cholera. As soon as Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard that Amogha was going to die, He immediately ran to him in great haste. Placing His hand on Amogha’s chest, He spoke to him as follows. ‘The heart of a  brāhmaṇa  is by nature very clean; therefore it is a proper place for Kṛṣṇa to sit. Why have you allowed jealousy to sit there also? Because of this, you have become like a  caṇḍāla , the lowest of men, and you have also contaminated a most purified place—your heart: However, due to the association of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, all your contamination is now vanquished. When a person’s heart is cleansed of all contamination, he is able to chant the  mahā-mantra , Hare Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, Amogha, get up and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra!  If you do so, Kṛṣṇa will unfailingly bestow mercy upon you.’ After hearing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and being touched by Him, Amogha, who was on his deathbed, immediately stood up and began to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. Thus he became mad with ecstatic love.” (pp.141-146)