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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.74
বাসুদেব জীব লাগি’ কৈল নিবেদন ।
তবে অঙ্গীকার কৈলা জীবের মোচন ॥ ৭৪ ॥
vāsudeva jīva lāgi’ kaila nivedana
tabe aṅgīkāra kailā jīvera mocana
“When Your devotee Vāsudeva Datta submitted his plea at Your lotus feet for the deliverance of all living entities, You accepted that request.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vāsudeva Datta submitted his plea at the Lord’s lotus feet. His request was for the deliverance of all living entities.
His prayer sought deliverance for everyone, not merely for himself.
The Lord accepted that request. This exchange shows His willingness to receive His devotee’s plea for others.
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 replied that their deliverance would be possible if they very loudly chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, for hearing the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra chanted loudly, even with but little realization, would help them. After describing this incident, the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta also describes how Haridāsa Ṭhākura was tested at Benāpola, a village near Śāntipura.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.
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: “deliverance”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can Vāsudeva Datta’s prayer help me care about the spiritual welfare of others?
Offer a brief prayer for the deliverance of all living entities.
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