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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.179
এই ত’ কহিল তাঁর সেবক–প্রভাব ।
আর এক কহি তাঁর দয়ার স্বভাব ॥ ১৭৯ ॥
ei ta’ kahila tāṅra sevaka-prabhāva
āra eka kahi tāṅra dayāra svabhāva
I have thus described the power of the servants of Lord Nityānanda. Now I shall describe another characteristic of His mercy.
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The author says he has described the power of the servants of Lord Nityānanda.
He presents the preceding account as a demonstration of that power.
He now turns to another characteristic of Lord Nityānanda’s mercy.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
The mood of Ādi 5 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:
In this chapter the author has described the history of his leaving home for a personal pilgrimage to Vṛndāvana and his achieving all success there. In this description it is revealed that the author’s original paternal home and birthplace were in the district of Katwa, in the village of Jhāmaṭapura, which is near Naihāṭī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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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: “mercy”
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: “servants”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How has this account shaped my respect for Lord Nityānanda’s servants?
Write down one thing this account has taught you about the power of Lord Nityānanda’s servants.
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