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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.90
স্বরূপ কহে — “যাতে এই শ্লোক দেখিলুঁ ।
তুমি করিয়াছ কৃপা, তবঁহি জানিলু ॥ ৯০ ॥
svarūpa kahe — “yāte ei śloka dekhiluṅ
tumi kariyācha kṛpā, tabaṅhi jānilu
Svarūpa Dāmodara said, “As soon as I saw the unique composition of this verse, I could immediately understand that You had bestowed upon him Your special mercy.
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Svarūpa Dāmodara noticed the unique composition of the verse.
As soon as he saw it, he understood that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had bestowed special mercy upon its author.
He recognized the Lord’s mercy through the quality of the writing.
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:
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī composed an important verse beginning with the words priyaḥ so ’yam, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu relished it very much. One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Rāmānanda Rāya, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and others went to the place of Haridāsa Ṭhākura and heard some of the verses Rūpa Gosvāmī had composed for his books Lalita-mādhava and Vidagdha-mādhava.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.
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Svarūpa Dāmodara’s response help you appreciate mercy behind an accomplishment?
Reflect for a moment on how Svarūpa Dāmodara saw the verse as evidence of the Lord’s mercy.
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