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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.2
জয় জয় শ্রীচৈতন্য করুণাসিন্ধু-অবতার ।
ব্রহ্মা-শিবাদিক ভজে চরণ যাঁহার ॥ ২ ॥
jaya jaya śrī-caitanya karuṇā-sindhu-avatāra
brahmā-śivādika bhaje caraṇa yāṅhāra
All glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the incarnation of the ocean of mercy! His lotus feet are worshiped by demigods like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva.
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The author proclaims all glories to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is praised as the incarnation of the ocean of mercy.
His lotus feet are worshiped by demigods like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva.
Discomfort and vigilance. Fault-finding disrupts devotional life, exposing the emotional cost of criticism.
The mood of Antya 8 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:
This chapter describes the history of the Lord’s dealings with Rāmacandra Purī. Although Rāmacandra Purī was one of the disciples of Mādhavendra Purī, he was influenced by dry Māyāvādīs, and therefore he criticized Mādhavendra Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 8
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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”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the image of an ocean of mercy help me appreciate about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Take a quiet moment to remember Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy and offer Him words of praise.
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