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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.131
তোমার কৃপা বিনা কেহ ‘চৈতন্য’ না পায় ।
তুমি কৃপা কৈলে তাঁরে অধমেহ পায় ॥ ১৩১ ॥
tomāra kṛpā vinā keha ‘caitanya’ nā pāya
tumi kṛpā kaile tāṅre adhameha pāya
“No one can attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu without Your mercy, but if You are merciful, even the lowest of men can attain shelter at His lotus feet.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Raghunātha dāsa declares that no one can attain Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter without Lord Nityānanda Prabhu’s mercy.
With that mercy, even the lowest of men can attain shelter at His lotus feet.
His appeal rests on the power of mercy, rather than on his own qualifications.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The day after the festival, Nityānanda Prabhu gave Raghunātha dāsa the blessing that he would very soon attain the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. After this incident, Raghunātha dāsa, with the help of his priest, whose name was Yadunandana Ācārya, got out of his house by trickery and thus ran away.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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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: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
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”, “merciful”
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: “lowest”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this promise of mercy encourage you when you feel unqualified?
Ask Lord Nityānanda Prabhu for mercy to attain shelter at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.
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