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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.106
পরম বিরক্ত তেঁহ পরম পণ্ডিত ।
কায়মনে আশ্রিয়াছে শ্রীকৃষ্ণ চরিত ॥ ১০৬ ॥
parama virakta teṅha parama paṇḍita
kāya-mane āśriyāche śrī-kṛṣṇa-carita
Svarūpa Dāmodara was a great renunciant as well as a great learned scholar. With heart and soul he took shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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Svarūpa Dāmodara was a great renunciant.
He was also a greatly learned scholar.
With heart and soul, he took shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He accepted the renounced order from Caitanyānanda, but he took the name of Svarūpa. Thus he arrived at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What would taking shelter of Śrī Kṛṣṇa with heart and soul mean for me?
Spend a quiet moment expressing your wish to take shelter of Śrī Kṛṣṇa wholeheartedly.
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