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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.188
সবে আসি’ মিলিলা প্রভুর শ্রীচরণে ।
প্রভু কৃপা করি’ সবায় রাখিল নিজ স্থানে ॥ ১৮৮ ॥
sabe āsi’ mililā prabhura śrī-caraṇe
prabhu kṛpā kari’ sabāya rākhila nija sthāne
Since all the devotees came to Him for shelter, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu showed them all mercy and kept them under His protection.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
All the devotees came to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for shelter.
He showed mercy to them all.
He kept the devotees under His protection.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
The mood of Madhya 10 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 the meantime, Kāśīśvara Gosvāmī also came to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In this chapter, devotees from many different areas come to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and they are exactly like many rivers that come from many places to finally flow into the sea.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: “shelter”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s mercy toward all these devotees encourage me to seek His shelter?
Offer a short prayer asking Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for His shelter and mercy.
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