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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 16.14
স্বপ্ন দেখি’ মিশ্র আসি’ প্রভুর চরণে ।
স্বপ্নের বৃত্তান্ত সব কৈল নিবেদনে ॥ ১৪ ॥
svapna dekhi’ miśra āsi’ prabhura caraṇe
svapnera vṛttānta saba kaila nivedane
After seeing the dream, Tapana Miśra came to the shelter of Lord Caitanya’s lotus feet, and he described all the details of the dream to the Lord.
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After seeing the dream, Tapana Miśra came to Lord Caitanya.
He came to the shelter of the Lord’s lotus feet.
He described all the details of the dream to the Lord.
Grief and transformed pride. Lakṣmīdevī’s departure brings sorrow; Keśava Kāśmīrī’s pride yields to surrender.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He went to East Bengal to secure financial assistance, cultivate knowledge and introduce the saṅkīrtana movement, and there He met Tapana Miśra, whom He instructed about spiritual advancement and ordered to go to Vārāṇasī. While Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was touring East Bengal, His wife, Lakṣmīdevī, was bitten by a serpent or by the serpent of separation, and thus she left this world.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 16
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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: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
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Spend a quiet moment reflecting on the phrase “the shelter of Lord Caitanya’s lotus feet.”
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