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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.33
প্রভু চতুর্ভুজ-মূর্তি তাঁরে দেখাইল ।
আত্মসাৎ করি’ তারে আলিঙ্গন কৈল ॥ ৩৩ ॥
prabhu catur-bhuja-mūrti tāṅre dekhāila
ātmasāt kari’ tāre āliṅgana kaila
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then showed Kāśī Miśra His four-armed form. Then, accepting him for His service, the Lord embraced him.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu showed Kāśī Miśra His four-armed form.
The Lord accepted Kāśī Miśra for His service.
The Lord then embraced him, expressing His affection.
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:
When the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī from His South Indian tour, He lived at the home of Kāśī Miśra. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya introduced many Vaiṣṇavas to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu after His return.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: “embraced”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What touches you about the Lord both accepting Kāśī Miśra for service and embracing him?
Take a quiet moment today to express your wish to serve Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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