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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.223
জগৎ-নিস্তার লাগি’ করেন চিন্তন ।
অবৈষ্ণব-জগৎ কেমনে হইবে মোচন ? ২২৩ ।। ॥ ২২৩ ॥
jagat-nistāra lāgi’ karena cintana
avaiṣṇava-jagat kemane ha-ibe mocana?
Advaita Ācārya was always absorbed in thoughts of how to deliver the fallen souls of the entire world. “The entire world is full of nondevotees,” He thought. “How will they be delivered?”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Advaita Ācārya constantly considered how to deliver the fallen souls of the entire world. His concern sets the standard for an ācārya.
An ācārya knows the conclusion of the śāstras, follows his predecessors, and endeavors to spread devotion throughout the world.
Using a temple and people’s devotional contributions for one’s own livelihood does not make one an ācārya or gosvāmī. The purport calls honest work, even sweeping the street, more honorable than such exploitation.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.
The mood of Antya 3 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:
Haridāsa Ṭhākura later left Cāndapura and went to the house of Advaita Ācārya, where he was tested by Māyādevī, the personification of the external energy. She also received his favor by being blessed with the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
Learn the words of the verse.
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: “deliver”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Is my service directed toward others’ spiritual welfare or my own advantage?
Do one small service today for someone’s spiritual benefit without seeking a personal return.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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