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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 12.70
আইলেন আচার্য-গোসাঞি মোরে কৃপা করি’ ।
প্রেম-ঋণে বদ্ধ আমি, শুধিতে না পারি ॥ ৭০ ॥
āilena ācārya-gosāñi more kṛpā kari’
prema-ṛṇe baddha āmi, śudhite nā pāri
“Out of His causeless mercy upon Me, Advaita Ācārya has also come here. I am indebted to Him for His affectionate behavior. This debt is impossible for Me to liquidate.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described Advaita Ācārya's visit as causeless mercy upon Him.
He felt indebted to Advaita Ācārya for His affectionate behavior.
The Lord said that this debt was impossible for Him to repay.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī before the rest of the party arrived. That year a devotee named Parameśvara dāsa Modaka also went with his family to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 12
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Whose affection have I received that I cannot measure or fully repay?
Thank someone for their affection without treating your thanks as repayment.
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