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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.199
আমা উদ্ধারিতে বলী নাহি ত্রিভুবনে ।
পতিতপাবন তুমি — সবে তোমা বিনে ॥ ১৯৯ ॥
āmā uddhārite balī nāhi tri-bhuvane
patita-pāvana tumi — sabe tomā vine
“No one within the three worlds is sufficiently powerful to deliver us. You are the only savior of the fallen souls; therefore there is no one but You.
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The speakers declare that no one within the three worlds has sufficient power to deliver them.
They address the Lord as the only savior of the fallen souls.
Their appeal expresses complete dependence on Him: there is no one else for them.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 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:
Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “fallen”
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: “deliver”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “dependence”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What would it mean for me to sincerely seek the Lord’s shelter?
Offer a short prayer today asking the Lord for shelter and deliverance.
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