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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.55
নিজ-গৃহ-বিত্ত-ভৃত্য-পঞ্চপুত্র-সনে ।
আত্মা সমর্পিলুঁ আমি তোমার চরণে ॥ ৫৫ ॥
nija-gṛha-vitta-bhṛtya-pañca-putra-sane
ātmā samarpiluṅ āmi tomāra caraṇe
Appreciating Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s favor, Bhavānanda Rāya also said, “Along with my home, riches, servants and five sons, I surrender myself at Your lotus feet.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Bhavānanda Rāya appreciated Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's favor.
He surrendered himself at the Lord's lotus feet, along with his home, riches, servants and five sons.
The purport identifies this offering of himself and all he had as the process of surrender.
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:
The father of Rāmānanda Rāya, Bhavānanda Rāya, offered another son named Vāṇīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka for the Lord’s service. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed His associates about the pollution of Kṛṣṇadāsa brought about by his association with the Bhaṭṭathāris, and thus the Lord proposed to give him leave.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
Learn the words of the verse.
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: “surrender”, “lotus feet”, “surrendered”
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: “favor”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “bhavānanda”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What part of your life do you find hardest to include in your surrender?
Offer a brief prayer of surrender, naming yourself and one possession you wish to offer at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's lotus feet.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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