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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 11.12
সেই বীরভদ্র–গোসাঞির লইনু শরণ ।
যাঁহার প্রসাদে হয় অভীষ্ট–পূরণ ॥ ১২ ॥
sei vīrabhadra-gosāñira la-inu śaraṇa
yāṅhāra prasāde haya abhīṣṭa-pūraṇa
I therefore take shelter of the lotus feet of Vīrabhadra Gosāñi, so that by His mercy my great desire to write Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta will be properly guided.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The author takes shelter of the lotus feet of Vīrabhadra Gosāñi.
He has a great desire to write Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.
He seeks Vīrabhadra Gosāñi’s mercy so that this desire will be properly guided.
Affectionate inclusiveness. Nityānanda’s branches show devotion multiplying through relationships.
The mood of Ādi 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
As the branches and subbranches of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu were described in the tenth chapter, in this eleventh chapter the branches and subbranches of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu are similarly listed.Back to this verse in Ādi 11
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I seeking mercy and guidance for my devotional aspirations?
Before studying today, offer a brief prayer for Vīrabhadra Gosāñi’s mercy and guidance.
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