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1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers

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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 20.96-98

শ্রীগোবিন্দ, শ্রীচৈতন্য, শ্রীনিত্যানন্দ ।

শ্রীঅদ্বৈত, শ্রীভক্ত, আর শ্রীশ্রোতৃবৃন্দ ॥ ৯৬ ॥

śrī-govinda, śrī-caitanya, śrī-nityānanda

śrī-advaita, śrī-bhakta, āra śrī-śrotṛ-vṛnda

Translation

I am writing this book by the mercy of the lotus feet of Śrī Govindadeva, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Lord Nityānanda, Advaita Ācārya, other devotees and the readers of this book, as well as Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, who is my spiritual master, and Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī. I have also been specifically favored by another Supreme Personality.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Writing Through Mercy

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The author attributes his writing to the mercy of the lotus feet of Śrī Govindadeva, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Lord Nityānanda and Advaita Ācārya. He also acknowledges other devotees and the readers of the book.
2
He acknowledges Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī. He identifies Śrī Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī as his spiritual master.
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He also says that another Supreme Personality has specifically favored him. The next verse identifies this as Śrī Madana-mohana.

How it feels

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

Antya 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu passed His nights tasting the meaning of the Śikṣāṣṭaka prayers in the company of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and Rāmānanda Rāya. Sometimes He recited verses from Jayadeva Gosvāmī’s Gīta-govinda, from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, from Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya’s Jagannātha-vallabha-nāṭaka or from Śrī Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura’s Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

śrī-govindaŚrī Govindadeva
śrī-caitanyaŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
śrī-nityānandaLord Nityānanda
śrī-advaitaAdvaita Ācārya
śrī-bhaktaother devotees
āraalso
śrī-śrotṛ-vṛndathe readers of this book
śrī-svarūpaSvarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī

Key ideas in this 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”, “favored”
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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you in the author's acknowledgment of mercy, including that of his readers?

Practice

Pause before reading today and gratefully acknowledge those the author credits with enabling this book.

Live this todayWriting Through MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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