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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.65
মুকুন্দ–দত্তেরে কৈল দণ্ড–পরসাদ ।
খণ্ডিল তাহার চিত্তের সব অবসাদ ॥ ৬৫ ॥
mukunda-dattere kaila daṇḍa-parasāda
khaṇḍila tāhāra cittera saba avasāda
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu blessed Mukunda Datta with punishment and in that way vanquished all his mental depression.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mukunda Datta was forbidden to enter Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s association because he mixed with Māyāvādī impersonalists. He explained devotional service among devotees but also heard Māyāvāda philosophy from Māyāvādīs.
Mukunda Datta was exceedingly glad to hear that the Lord would not soon be pleased with him. He understood that the Lord would be pleased with him at some time.
When the Lord understood that Mukunda would give up Māyāvādī association for good, He immediately called him. Through this punishment, He removed Mukunda’s mental depression and gave him the association of pure devotees.
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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:
To understand Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstatic love for Him, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa assumed the form of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The attitude of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is considered the superexcellent devotional mentality.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.
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: “blessed”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “association”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Does the association you choose support your commitment to devotional service?
Set aside a few minutes today to hear about devotional service from a pure devotee.
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