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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 7.30
শুদ্ধভাবে সখা করে স্কন্ধে আরোহণ ।
শুদ্ধভাবে ব্রজেশ্বরী করেন বন্ধন ॥ ৩০ ॥
śuddha-bhāve sakhā kare skandhe ārohaṇa
śuddha-bhāve vrajeśvarī karena bandhana
“In pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, a friend mounts the shoulder of Kṛṣṇa, and mother Yaśodā binds the Lord.
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Śuddha-bhāva means pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
This pure devotion does not depend on an understanding of the Lord’s opulences. The devotee is inclined to love Kṛṣṇa as a friend or son.
In this loving intimacy, a friend mounts Kṛṣṇa’s shoulder, and mother Yaśodā binds Him.
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.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “yaśodā”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “depend”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do these intimate exchanges reveal about love that does not depend on awareness of greatness?
Spend a minute reflecting on one of the two loving exchanges described in this verse.
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