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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.19
যাঁহার কৃপাতে ম্লেচ্ছের হয় কৃষ্ণভক্তি ।
কে কহিতে পারে তাঁর বৈষ্ণবতা-শক্তি ? ॥ ১৯ ॥
yāṅhāra kṛpāte mlecchera haya kṛṣṇa-bhakti
ke kahite pāre tāṅra vaiṣṇavatā-śakti?
“He is such a great personality that by His mercy He can convert even the meat-eaters [mlecchas] to the devotional service of Kṛṣṇa. Who, therefore, can estimate the power of His Vaiṣṇavism?
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
By His mercy, Advaita Ācārya can bring even meat-eaters, called mlecchas here, to devotional service of Kṛṣṇa.
The purport explains that bringing a meat-eater to devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa is extremely difficult.
Anyone who can do so is situated on the highest level of Vaiṣṇavism. The verse asks who can estimate Advaita Ācārya’s spiritual power.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Pride softened by grace. Humor and correction lead toward humility and a relationship of devotion.
The mood of Antya 7 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:
In this chapter, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s meeting with Vallabha Bhaṭṭa is described. There was some joking behavior between these two personalities, and finally Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu corrected Vallabha Bhaṭṭa and sympathetically accepted an invitation from him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 7
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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: “mercy”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I underestimate the power of mercy to bring someone to devotional service?
If you have dismissed someone as unlikely to become a devotee, pause today and remember the transforming power of mercy described here.
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