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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.204
আপনে অযোগ্য দেখি’ মনে পাঙ ক্ষোভ ।
তথাপি তোমার গুণে উপজয় লোভ ॥ ২০৪ ॥
āpane ayogya dekhi’ mane pāṅ kṣobha
tathāpi tomāra guṇe upajaya lobha
“We are very depressed at being unfit candidates for Your mercy. Yet since we have heard of Your transcendental qualities, we are very much attracted to You.
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The speakers feel very depressed because they consider themselves unfit for the Lord’s mercy.
They have heard of the Lord’s transcendental qualities.
Despite feeling unfit, they are very much attracted to Him.
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.
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does hearing of the Lord’s qualities affect you when you feel unworthy?
Read this prayer slowly and express your wish to be attracted to the Lord despite your shortcomings.
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