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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.61
এইমত প্রতিদিন প্রভুর ব্যবহার ।
প্রভুকৃপা পাঞা রূপের আনন্দ অপার ॥ ৬১ ॥
ei-mata pratidina prabhura vyavahāra
prabhu-kṛpā pāñā rūpera ānanda apāra
In this way Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dealings with them continued every day. Thus receiving the transcendental favor of the Lord, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī felt unlimited pleasure.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s affectionate dealings with Rūpa Gosvāmī and Haridāsa Ṭhākura continued every day.
The verse describes these dealings as the transcendental favor of the Lord.
Receiving that favor, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī felt unlimited pleasure.
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:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī from Vṛndāvana, all His devotees from other parts of India, upon receiving the auspicious news, came to Puruṣottama-kṣetra, or Jagannātha Purī. Śivānanda Sena took a dog with him and even paid fees for it to cross the river.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
Learn the words of the verse.
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: “favor”
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: “haridāsa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do Rūpa Gosvāmī’s feelings reveal about the value of the Lord’s favor?
Spend a minute reflecting on the pleasure Rūpa Gosvāmī felt through the Lord’s daily care.
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