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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.202
মোরে দয়া করি’ কর স্বদয়া সফল ।
অখিল ব্রহ্মাণ্ড দেখুক তোমার দয়া-বল ॥ ২০২ ॥
more dayā kari’ kara sva-dayā saphala
akhila brahmāṇḍa dekhuka tomāra dayā-bala
“We are the most fallen; therefore by showing us Your mercy, Your mercy is most successful. Let the power of Your mercy be exhibited throughout the entire universe!
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speakers call themselves the most fallen.
They say that mercy shown to them would make the Lord’s mercy most successful.
They desire the power of His mercy to be exhibited throughout the entire universe.
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:
There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. There is also a description of the meeting between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī in the village known as Rāmakeli.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: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can acknowledging my need turn my attention toward the power of the Lord’s mercy?
Pray today for the Lord’s mercy to be shown to you and its power made known throughout the universe.
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