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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 9.3
জয় জয় শ্রীবাসাদি গৌরভক্তগণ ।
সর্বাভীষ্ট–পূর্তি–হেতু যাঁহার স্মরণ ॥ ৩ ॥
jaya jaya śrīvāsādi gaura-bhakta-gaṇa
sarvābhīṣṭa-pūrti-hetu yāṅhāra smaraṇa
All glories to the devotees of Lord Caitanya, headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura! In order to fulfill all my desires, I remember their lotus feet.
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The author glorifies the devotees of Lord Caitanya, headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.
He remembers their lotus feet in order to fulfill all his desires.
In doing so, he continues to follow the principles of worship of the Pañca-tattva.
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Overflowing generosity. The gardener distributes the fruits of love without restriction.
The mood of Ādi 9 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:
A summary of chapter nine has been given as follows by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya. In this chapter the author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta has devised a figurative example by describing “the desire tree of bhakti .”Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 9
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the author’s remembrance teach you about honoring Lord Caitanya’s devotees?
Pause today to respectfully remember the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya’s devotees, headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.
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