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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.59
তবে বিপ্র লইল আসি শ্রীবাস শরণ ।
তাঁহার কৃপায় হৈল পাপ–বিমোচন ॥ ৫৯ ॥
tabe vipra la-ila āsi śrīvāsa śaraṇa
tāṅhāra kṛpāya haila pāpa-vimocana
Then the brāhmaṇa, Gopāla Cāpāla, went to Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura and took shelter of his lotus feet, and by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura’s mercy he was freed from all sinful reactions.
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The brāhmaṇa Gopāla Cāpāla went to Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.
He took shelter of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura’s lotus feet.
By Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura’s mercy, he was freed from all sinful reactions.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
The mood of Ādi 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Vivid descriptions of some portions of His pastimes are seen in this chapter, however, because Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has not elaborately described them. In this chapter we shall find descriptions of the mango distribution festival and Lord Caitanya’s discourses with Chand Kazi.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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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.
What can I learn from Gopāla Cāpāla’s willingness to seek shelter?
Reflect for one minute on approaching someone you have offended with humility rather than excuses.
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