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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.56
‘অদ্বৈত নিত্যানন্দ, তোমরা দুইজনে’ ।
প্রভু কহে — রূপে কৃপা কর কায়মনে ॥ ৫৬ ॥
‘advaita nityānanda, tomarā dui-jane’
prabhu kahe — rūpe kṛpā kara kāya-mane
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu, “You should both show Your mercy wholeheartedly to Rūpa Gosvāmī.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu.
He asked both of Them to show mercy to Rūpa Gosvāmī.
The Lord specifically asked that Their mercy be shown wholeheartedly.
Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does wholehearted support for another devotee look like in my actions?
Give your full attention to one small act of help for a devotee today.
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