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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.82
উপপুরাণেহ শুনি শ্রীকৃষ্ণবচন ।
কৃপা করি ব্যাস প্রতি করিয়াছেন কথন ॥ ৮২ ॥
upa-purāṇeha śuni śrī-kṛṣṇa-vacana
kṛpā kari vyāsa prati kariyāchena kathana
In the Upapurāṇas we hear Śrī Kṛṣṇa showing His mercy to Vyāsadeva by speaking to him as follows.
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The Upapurāṇas record Śrī Kṛṣṇa speaking to Vyāsadeva.
Kṛṣṇa shows His mercy to Vyāsadeva through His words.
This verse introduces the words Kṛṣṇa is about to speak.
Compassion and urgency. The holy name is offered for the age; divine love moves outward toward others.
The mood of Ādi 3 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:
He felt sorry for the condition of the world because even after Lord Kṛṣṇa’s appearance, no one had interest in devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. This forgetfulness was so overwhelming that Advaita Prabhu was convinced that no one but Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself could enlighten people about devotional service to the Supreme Lord.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might I listen more attentively when I regard Kṛṣṇa’s words as His mercy?
Read this translation slowly once, noting that Kṛṣṇa’s speaking is described as mercy.
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