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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 1.38
ভগবানের ভক্ত যত শ্রীবাস প্রধান ।
তাঁ’ সবার পাদপদ্মে সহস্র প্রণাম ॥ ৩৮ ॥
bhagavānera bhakta yata śrīvāsa pradhāna
tāṅ’-sabhāra pāda-padme sahasra praṇāma
There are innumerable devotees of the Lord, of whom Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura is the foremost. I offer my respectful obeisances thousands of times unto their lotus feet.
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The devotees of the Lord are innumerable.
Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura is described as the foremost among them.
The author offers respectful obeisances thousands of times unto their lotus feet.
Reverence and gratitude. The narrator takes shelter of the guru-paramparā; receptivity begins with humility.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura accepted Śrīla Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī, the spiritual master of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, who in turn accepted Śrīla Gaurakiśora dāsa Bābājī, the spiritual master of Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja, the divine master of our humble self. Since we belong to this chain of disciplic succession from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, this edition of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta will contain nothing newly manufactured by our tiny brains, but only remnants of food originally eaten by the Lord Himself.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 1
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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.
How can I extend my respect to the Lord’s devotees beyond those I personally know?
Offer a brief prayer of respect to the Lord’s innumerable devotees, remembering Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura as foremost.
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