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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 6.61
কর্মভির্ভ্রাম্যমাণানাং যত্র ক্কাপীশ্বরেচ্ছয়া ।
মঙ্গলাচরিতৈর্দানৈ রতির্নঃ কৃষ্ণ ঈশ্বরে ॥ ৬১ ॥
karmabhir bhrāmyamāṇānāṁ
yatra kvāpīśvarecchayā
maṅgalācaritair dānai
ratir naḥ kṛṣṇa īśvare
“Wherever we wander in the material universe under the influence of karma by the will of the Lord, may our auspicious activities cause our attraction to Lord Kṛṣṇa to increase.”
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The denizens of Vṛndāvana, headed by Mahārāja Nanda and his associates, spoke this prayer to Uddhava, who had come from Mathurā.
They acknowledge wandering in the material universe under the influence of karma, by the will of the Lord.
Their prayer is that their auspicious activities may increase their attraction to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Ādi 6.61 quotesSB 10.47.66
These verses from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.47.66-67) were spoken by the denizens of Vṛndāvana, headed by Mahārāja Nanda and his associates, to Uddhava, who had come from Mathurā.
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Devotional appeal. The glory of Advaita frames service as the deepest form of greatness.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The efficient causal activities are caused by Mahā-Viṣṇu, and the material causal activities are caused by another form of Mahā-Viṣṇu, known as Advaita. That Advaita, the superintendent of the cosmic manifestation, has descended in the form of Advaita Ācārya to associate with Lord Caitanya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 6
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Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”, “nanda”
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: “associates”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do I hope my auspicious activities will bring: changed circumstances or greater attraction to Lord Kṛṣṇa?
Read this prayer slowly today, making its wish for increased attraction to Lord Kṛṣṇa your own.
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