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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.77
ভাগবতী দেবানন্দ বক্রেশ্বর–কৃপাতে ।
ভাগবতের ভক্তি–অর্থ পাইল প্রভু হৈতে ॥ ৭৭ ॥
bhāgavatī devānanda vakreśvara-kṛpāte
bhāgavatera bhakti-artha pāila prabhu haite
Devānanda Paṇḍita was a professional reciter of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, but by the mercy of Vakreśvara Paṇḍita and the grace of the Lord he understood the devotional interpretation of the Bhāgavatam.
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Devānanda Paṇḍita professionally recited Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, but Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not like his Māyāvādī interpretation. By the Lord’s mercy, he learned to explain it in terms of bhakti.
When Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura cried during a recitation, Devānanda’s students drove him away. Later, the Lord severely chastised Devānanda for his Māyāvāda interpretation.
When Vakreśvara Paṇḍita explained the science of Kṛṣṇa, Devānanda became convinced of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s identity as an incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa. He then explained Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam according to the Vaiṣṇava understanding.
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Belonging and gratitude. Many devotees become branches of one living network of devotion.
The mood of Ādi 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Back to this verse in Ādi 10
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: “mercy”, “grace”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How willing are you to let devotional guidance change your understanding?
Read a short passage of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam today with attention to its devotional meaning.
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