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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 7.148
বেদময়–মূর্তি তুমি,—সাক্ষাৎ নারায়ণ ।
ক্ষম অপরাধ,—পূর্বে যে কৈলুঁ নিন্দন ॥ ১৪৮ ॥
vedamaya-mūrti tumi, — sākṣāt nārāyaṇa
kṣama aparādha, — pūrve ye kailuṅ nindana
“Dear Sir, You are Vedic knowledge personified and are directly Nārāyaṇa Himself. Kindly excuse us for the offenses we previously committed by criticizing You.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The complete path of bhakti-yoga rests on becoming humble and submissive. By Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu's grace, the sannyāsīs developed these qualities.
They recognized Him as Vedic knowledge personified and directly Nārāyaṇa Himself. They asked forgiveness for criticizing His chanting and dancing.
The purport emphasizes strictly and obediently following Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the ācāryas. Such following gives understanding of Vedānta-sūtra, even without expertise in its aphorisms.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Collective delight. The Pañca-tattva gives divine love a relational and communal form.
The mood of Ādi 7 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humble”
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: “grace”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where might humility help me replace criticism with a willingness to follow?
Reflect on whether you have criticized devotional chanting; if so, ask the Lord's forgiveness today.
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