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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.20
কালিদাস কহে, — “ঠাকুর, কৃপা কর মোরে ।
তোমার দর্শনে আইনু মুই পতিত পামরে ॥ ২০ ॥
kālidāsa kahe, — “ṭhākura, kṛpā kara more
tomāra darśane āinu mui patita pāmare
Kālidāsa replied, “My dear sir, please bestow your mercy upon me. I have come to see you, although I am very fallen and sinful.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kālidāsa respectfully asked Jhaḍu Ṭhākura to bestow mercy upon him.
He explained that he had come to see Jhaḍu Ṭhākura.
Although treated as a respectable guest, Kālidāsa described himself as very fallen and sinful.
Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.
The mood of Antya 16 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 the Bengali devotees of the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī, a gentleman named Kālidāsa, who was an uncle of Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, went with them to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Kālidāsa had tasted the remnants of food of all the Vaiṣṇavas in Bengal, even Jhaḍu Ṭhākura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “fallen”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When seeking mercy, do I approach humbly or rely on my standing?
When asking for help today, make your request humbly, without mentioning your status or achievements.
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