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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 20.150
সব শ্রোতাগণের করি চরণ বন্দন ।
যাঁ-সবার চরণ-কৃপা — শুভের কারণ ॥ ১৫০ ॥
saba śrotā-gaṇera kari caraṇa vandana
yāṅ-sabāra caraṇa-kṛpā — śubhera kāraṇa
I now worship the lotus feet of all my readers, for by the mercy of their lotus feet there is all good fortune.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The author now turns to all his readers.
He worships their lotus feet, expressing deep respect for them.
He says that all good fortune comes by the mercy of their lotus feet.
Unconditional devotion. Eight prayers move from cleansing the heart to love that endures even without reciprocation.
The mood of Antya 20 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:
Altogether the Lord was present in this mortal world for forty-eight years. After hinting about the Lord’s disappearance, the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta gives a short description of the entire Antya-līlā and then ends his book.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 20
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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”
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.
How does the author's respect for his readers challenge the way you think about learning together?
Offer a quiet expression of respect for others who read Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.
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