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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.123
স্বরূপ কহে, — প্রভু, মোর ক্ষম’ অপরাধ ।
তোমা ছাড়ি’ অন্যত্র গেনু, করিনু প্রমাদ ॥ ১২৩ ॥
svarūpa kahe, — prabhu, mora kṣama’ aparādha
tomā chāḍi’ anyatra genu, karinu pramāda
Svarūpa said, “My dear Lord, please excuse my offense. I gave up Your company to go elsewhere, and that was my great mistake.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Svarūpa asked the Lord to excuse his offense.
He acknowledged that he had given up the Lord’s company to go elsewhere.
He called his departure a great mistake.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can you learn from Svarūpa’s direct acknowledgment of his mistake?
In a brief prayer today, acknowledge one mistake and ask the Lord’s forgiveness.
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