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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.55
সবার চরণ রূপ করিলা বন্দন ।
কৃপা করি’ রূপে সবে কৈলা আলিঙ্গন ॥ ৫৫ ॥
sabāra caraṇa rūpa karilā vandana
kṛpā kari’ rūpe sabe kailā āliṅgana
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī offered his respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of them all, and all the devotees, by their mercy, embraced him.
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Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī offered respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of all the devotees.
All the devotees embraced him.
Their embrace was an expression of their mercy toward him.
Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.
The mood of Antya 1 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 next day, when Śivānanda and his party reached Jagannātha Purī, Śivānanda saw the dog eating some coconut pulp offered to it by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. After this incident, the dog was liberated and went back home, back to Godhead.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “mercy”, “embraced”
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.
How can I show sincere respect while warmly receiving others?
Offer a respectful greeting to a devotee today.
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