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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.70
মিশ্র কহে, — “প্রভু, মোরে কৃতার্থ করিলা ।
কৃষ্ণকথামৃতার্ণবে মোরে ডুবাইলা ॥ ৭০ ॥
miśra kahe, — “prabhu, more kṛtārtha karilā
kṛṣṇa-kathāmṛtārṇave more ḍubāilā
Pradyumna Miśra said, “My dear Lord, You have made me extremely obliged to You because You have drowned me in a nectarean ocean of talks about Kṛṣṇa.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Pradyumna Miśra felt extremely obliged to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He described talks about Kṛṣṇa as a nectarean ocean.
By saying the Lord had drowned him in that ocean, he expressed how deeply those talks had affected him.
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:
Pradyumna Miśra, a resident of Śrīhaṭṭa, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to hear from Him about Lord Kṛṣṇa and His pastimes. The Lord, however, sent him to Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What have you heard about Kṛṣṇa that inspires gratitude?
Offer a brief prayer of thanks to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for the opportunity to hear about Kṛṣṇa.
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