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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.160
শ্রদ্ধা করি’ শুনে যেই চৈতন্যের কথা ।
চৈতন্যচরণে প্রেম পাইবে সর্বথা ॥ ১৬০ ॥
śraddhā kari’ śune yei caitanyera kathā
caitanya-caraṇe prema pāibe sarvathā
One who hears about the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with faith and love will certainly attain ecstatic love for the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu without fail.
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The verse invites hearing about the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with faith and love.
Such hearing leads to ecstatic love for His lotus feet.
The promise is certain: one who hears in this way will attain that love without fail.
Tender service. Food prepared and carried with love becomes a medium of intimate exchange.
The mood of Antya 10 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:
Somehow or other Govinda, the personal servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, crossed over the Lord’s body and massaged His feet. Govinda could not go out that day, however, and therefore he was unable to accept prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you bring more faith and love to your hearing about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Read one account in this batch aloud slowly, making a sincere effort to hear with faith and love.
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