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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.231
শ্রীবাসের বস্ত্র সিঁয়ে দরজী যবন ।
প্রভু তারে নিজরূপ করাইল দর্শন ॥ ২৩১ ॥
śrīvāsera vastra siṅye darajī yavana
prabhu tāre nija-rūpa karāila darśana
There was a tailor who was a meat-eater but was sewing garments for Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura. The Lord, being merciful to him, showed him His own form.
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A tailor was sewing garments for Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.
The tailor was a meat-eater, yet the Lord was merciful to him.
Out of His mercy, the Lord showed the tailor His own form.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Śrī Kṛṣṇa assumed the form of the four-armed Nārāyaṇa, the gopīs showed their respect, but they were not very interested in Him. In the ecstatic love of the gopīs, all worshipable forms but Kṛṣṇa are rejected.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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In this verse: “merciful”, “mercy”
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What does the Lord’s kindness to this tailor help me appreciate about His mercy?
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