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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.39
মহাপ্রভু তারে দেখি’ বড় কৃপা কৈলা ।
মাস-দুই তেঁহো প্রভুর নিকটে রহিলা ॥ ৩৯ ॥
mahāprabhu tāre dekhi’ baḍa kṛpā kailā
māsa-dui teṅho prabhura nikaṭe rahilā
Seeing Śrīkānta Sena, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestowed causeless mercy upon him. Śrīkānta Sena stayed near Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for about two months at Jagannātha Purī.
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Upon seeing Śrīkānta Sena, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestowed mercy upon him.
This mercy is described as causeless.
Śrīkānta Sena stayed near Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī for about two months.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
A devotee named Bhagavān Ācārya was exceptionally faithful to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Nevertheless, his brother, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Ācārya, discoursed upon the commentary of impersonalism (Māyāvāda).Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 2
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What does the description “causeless mercy” invite you to reflect on?
Spend one minute reflecting on the mercy Śrīkānta Sena received and his time near the Lord.
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