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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.3
জয়তাং সুরতৌ পঙ্গোর্মম মন্দমতের্গতী ।
মৎসর্বস্বপদাম্ভোজৌ রাধামদনমোহনৌ ॥ ৩ ॥
jayatāṁ suratau paṅgor
mama manda-mater gatī
mat-sarvasva-padāmbhojau
rādhā-madana-mohanau
Glory to the all-merciful Rādhā and Madana-mohana! I am lame and ill advised, yet They are my directors, and Their lotus feet are everything to me.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The author glorifies the all-merciful Rādhā and Madana-mohana.
He describes himself as lame and ill advised, yet accepts Them as his directors.
Their lotus feet are everything 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:
In this chapter there is a summary description of all the pastimes performed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the middle period of His activities as well as the six years at the end of His activities. All of these are described in brief.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.
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhā”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What would it mean for you to seek Their direction while acknowledging your limitations?
Offer a brief prayer to Rādhā and Madana-mohana, asking for Their direction.
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