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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.270
সেই সব লীলা কহি সংক্ষেপ করিয়া ।
চৈতন্য-কৃপাতে লিখি ক্ষুদ্রজীব হঞা ॥ ২৭০ ॥
sei saba līlā kahi saṅkṣepa kariyā
caitanya-kṛpāte likhi kṣudra-jīva hañā
I have briefly described those pastimes. Whatever I have written is by the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, since I am an insignificant living being.
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The author says he has described the pastimes only briefly.
He attributes whatever he has written to the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He considers himself an insignificant living being, expressing humility rather than taking personal credit.
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
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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: “insignificant”, “humility”
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 can I approach my study with humility and gratitude for mercy?
Before reading today, offer a brief prayer for the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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