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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.29
“বহুক্ষণ আইলা, মোরে কেহ না কহিল ।
তোমার চরণে মোর অপরাধ হইল ॥ ২৯ ॥
“bahu-kṣaṇa āilā, more keha nā kahila
tomāra caraṇe mora aparādha ha-ila
“Sir, you came here long ago, but no one informed me. Therefore I have certainly become an offender at your lotus feet.
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Rāmānanda Rāya acknowledged that Pradyumna Miśra had arrived long before.
He explained that no one had informed him of the arrival.
Even so, he considered himself an offender at Pradyumna Miśra's lotus feet, expressing deep humility.
Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Lord, however, sent him to Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya. Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya was training the deva-dāsī dancing girls in the temple, and when Pradyumna Miśra heard about this, he returned to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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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”
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: “humility”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When someone has been kept waiting, can I acknowledge their inconvenience without becoming defensive?
If you have delayed a reply or kept someone waiting, offer a brief, sincere apology today.
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