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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.5
শুনিলাঙ তোমার ঘরে এক মহাশয় ।
গৌড় হইতে আইলা, তেঁহো মহা-কৃপাময় ॥ ৫ ॥
śunilāṅa tomāra ghare eka mahāśaya
gauḍa ha-ite āilā, teṅho mahā-kṛpāmaya
The King said to the Bhaṭṭācārya, “I have heard that a great personality has come from Bengal and is staying at your home. I have also heard that He is very, very merciful.
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The King had heard that a great personality had come from Bengal.
He had heard that this personality was staying at the Bhaṭṭācārya’s home.
The King had also heard that He was very, very merciful.
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:
While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was traveling in South India, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had many talks with King Pratāparudra. 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.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.
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In this verse: “merciful”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What draws your attention to the King’s description of this personality as very, very merciful?
Read the King’s words slowly today, pausing over the phrase “very, very merciful.”
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