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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.73
প্রভু কহে, — তারে আমি সন্তুষ্ট হঞা ।
আলিঙ্গন কৈলু সর্বশক্তি সঞ্চারিয়া ॥ ৭৩ ॥
prabhu kahe, — tāre āmi santuṣṭa hañā
āliṅgana kailu sarva-śakti sañcāriyā
The Lord said, “I was so pleased with Rūpa Gosvāmī that I embraced him and bestowed upon him all necessary potencies for preaching the bhakti cult.
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The Lord said that He was very pleased with Rūpa Gosvāmī.
He expressed His pleasure by embracing Rūpa Gosvāmī.
He bestowed upon Rūpa Gosvāmī all the potencies necessary for preaching bhakti, or devotional service.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “embraced”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this verse teach me about the source of Rūpa Gosvāmī’s power to preach devotional service?
Before speaking about devotional service today, briefly pray for the ability to do so.
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