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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.201
সত্য এক বাত কহোঁ, শুন, দয়াময় ।
মো-বিনু দয়ার পাত্র জগতে না হয় ॥ ২০১ ॥
satya eka bāta kahoṅ, śuna, dayā-maya
mo-vinu dayāra pātra jagate nā haya
“Let us speak one word that is very true. Plainly hear us, O merciful one. There is no other object of mercy within the three worlds but us.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speakers ask the Lord to hear a statement they present as very true.
They address Him as the merciful one.
They describe themselves as the foremost objects of mercy, saying there is no other object of mercy within the three worlds.
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.
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In this verse: “mercy”, “merciful”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I plainly express my need for mercy without hiding behind impressive words?
Offer one simple, honest sentence of prayer asking for mercy.
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