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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.28
‘শাস্তি’-ছলে কৃপা কর, — এ তোমার ‘করুণা’ ।
ত্রিজগতে তোমার চরিত্র বুঝে কোন্ জনা ? ২৮ ।। ॥ ২৮ ॥
‘śāsti’-chale kṛpā kara, — e tomāra ‘karuṇā’
trijagate tomāra caritra bujhe kon janā?
“My dear Lord, Your chastising me is Your causeless mercy. Who within the three worlds can understand Your real character?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śivānanda Sena called Nityānanda Prabhu’s chastisement His causeless mercy.
He asked who within the three worlds could understand the Lord’s real character.
His words joined gratitude for mercy with humility about understanding the Lord.
Loving anger and reconciliation. Jagadānanda’s hurt over rejected oil is healed through personal service and prasāda.
The mood of Antya 12 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:
Because arrangements were delayed en route and Lord Nityānanda did not have a suitable place to reside, He became somewhat disturbed. Thus He became very angry with Śivānanda Sena, who was in charge of the affairs of the party, and kicked him in loving anger.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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: “mercy”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can gratitude and humility shape your reflection on the Lord’s mercy?
Read Śivānanda Sena’s words again and offer a brief prayer of gratitude for the Lord’s mercy.
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