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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.27
প্রভুর সহিত আমা-সবার করাহ মিলন ।
তোমার প্রসাদে পাই প্রভুর চরণ ॥ ২৭ ॥
prabhura sahita āmā-sabāra karāha milana
tomāra prasāde pāi prabhura caraṇa
“Please arrange our meeting with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. It is only by your mercy that we can attain the shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The people asked for a meeting with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to be arranged.
They sought shelter at the lotus feet of the Lord.
They acknowledged that only through the mercy of the person they addressed could they attain that shelter.
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:
When Mahārāja Pratāparudra requested the Bhaṭṭācārya to arrange an interview with the Lord, the Bhaṭṭācārya assured him that he would try to do so as soon as Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned from South India. When the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī from His South Indian tour, He lived at the home of Kāśī Miśra.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”, “lotus feet”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this request express humility and dependence on mercy?
Offer a brief prayer today expressing your desire for shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet.
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