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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.275
শুনিয়া লোকের দৈন্য দ্রবিলা হৃদয় ।
বাহিরে আসি’ দরশন দিলা দয়াময় ॥ ২৭৫ ॥
śuniyā lokera dainya dravilā hṛdaya
bāhire āsi’ daraśana dilā dayā-maya
When the Lord heard the humble petition made by the people, His heart softened. Being very merciful, He immediately came out and gave audience to all of them.
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The Lord heard the humble petition made by the people.
His heart softened upon hearing their appeal.
Being very merciful, He immediately came out and gave audience to all of 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: “humble”
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: “merciful”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s merciful response encourage you to approach Him humbly?
Take a quiet moment to offer a humble prayer to the Lord, remembering His merciful response to the people.
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