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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.216
নিত্যানন্দ–দয়া মোরে তাঁরে দেখাইল ।
শ্রীরাধা–মদনমোহনে প্রভু করি’ দিল ॥ ২১৬ ॥
nityānanda-dayā more tāṅre dekhāila
śrī-rādhā-madana-mohane prabhu kari’ dila
The mercy of Lord Nityānanda showed me Śrī Madana-mohana and gave me Śrī Madana-mohana as my Lord and master.
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The author credits the mercy of Lord Nityānanda.
Through that mercy, he was shown Śrī Madana-mohana.
That mercy also gave him Śrī Madana-mohana as his Lord and master.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja’s brother invited Śrī Mīnaketana Rāmadāsa, a great devotee of Lord Nityānanda, to his home, but a priest named Guṇārṇava Miśra did not receive him well, and Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī’s brother, not recognizing the glories of Lord Nityānanda, also took sides with the priest. Therefore Rāmadāsa became sorry, broke his flute and went away.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does receiving Śrī Madana-mohana as Lord and master mean to you?
Offer a brief prayer asking Lord Nityānanda for mercy to accept Śrī Madana-mohana as your Lord and master.
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