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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.125
মুঞি তোমা ছাড়িল, তুমি মোরে না ছাড়িলা ।
কৃপা-পাশ গলে বান্ধি’ চরণে আনিলা ॥ ১২৫ ॥
muñi tomā chāḍila, tumi more nā chāḍilā
kṛpā-pāśa gale bāndhi’ caraṇe ānilā
“I gave up Your company, but You did not give me up. By Your rope of mercy You have bound me by the neck and brought me back again to Your lotus feet.”
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Svarūpa said that although he had given up the Lord’s company, the Lord had not given him up.
He described the Lord’s mercy as a rope that had bound him by the neck.
By that mercy, the Lord had brought him back to His lotus feet.
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:
Thus he arrived at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. After the demise of Śrī Īśvara Purī, his disciple Govinda, following his instructions, went to serve 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.
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: “mercy”
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 hope do you find in the words “You did not give me up”?
Offer a short prayer of gratitude for the Lord’s mercy and ask to return to His lotus feet.
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