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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.274
বহুদূর হৈতে আইনু হঞা বড় আর্ত ।
দরশন দিয়া প্রভু করহ কৃতার্থ ॥ ২৭৪ ॥
bahu-dūra haite āinu hañā baḍa ārta
daraśana diyā prabhu karaha kṛtārtha
“O Lord, we are very unhappy. We have come a long distance to see You. Please be merciful and show us Your favor.”
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The people openly told the Lord that they were very unhappy.
They had come a long distance to see Him.
They asked Him to be merciful and show them His favor.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
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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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In this verse: “merciful”, “favor”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might you express your need for the Lord’s mercy honestly and simply?
Offer this short prayer today: “O Lord, please be merciful and show me Your favor.”
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