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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.182
দণ্ডবৎ হৈয়া আমি পড়িনু পায়েতে ।
নিজপাদপদ্ম প্রভু দিলা মোর মাথে ॥ ১৮২ ॥
daṇḍavat haiyā āmi paḍinu pāyete
nija-pāda-padma prabhu dilā mora māthe
I fell at His feet, offering my obeisances, and He then placed His own lotus feet upon my head.
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The narrator fell at His feet.
In doing so, he offered his obeisances.
He then placed His own lotus feet upon the narrator’s head.
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:
The Śvetadvīpa in the abode of Kṛṣṇa is identical with Vṛndāvana-dhāma, which is the place where Kṛṣṇa appears Himself to display His loving pastimes. In the Śvetadvīpa within every universe is a Śeṣa form of Godhead who serves Viṣṇu by assuming the form of His umbrella, slippers, couch, pillows, garments, residence, sacred thread, throne and so on.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.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the narrator’s act of offering obeisances invite you to reflect on?
Pause today to offer a respectful bow while remembering this verse.
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