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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 9.108
পরমার্থে প্রভুর কৃপা, সেহ রহু দূরে ।
অনন্ত তাহার ফল, কে বলিতে পারে ? ১০৮ ।। ॥ ১০৮ ॥
paramārthe prabhura kṛpā, seha rahu dūre
ananta tāhāra phala, ke balite pāre?
By the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, one can certainly become spiritually advanced. Indeed, no one can estimate the results of His mercy.
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By the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, one can certainly become spiritually advanced.
The results of His mercy cannot be estimated.
The verse directs attention to spiritual advancement, beyond the outward relief described in the surrounding account.
Fear turned to relief. A threatened execution ends in rescue and restored possibility.
The mood of Antya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
The ninth chapter is summarized as follows. Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka, the son of Bhavānanda Rāya, was engaged in the service of the government, but he misappropriated some funds from the treasury. Therefore the baḍa-jānā, the eldest son of King Pratāparudra, ordered that he be punished by death. Thus Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka was raised on the cāṅga to be killed, but by the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu he was delivered. Moreover, he was even promoted to a higher post.Back to this verse in Antya 9
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I value spiritual advancement more than outward improvements in my circumstances?
Offer a brief prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for His mercy to advance spiritually.
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