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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.97
প্রভু কহে, — তোমা-সঙ্গে রহিতে বাঞ্ছা হয় ।
মোরে কৃপা করি’ কর নীলাদ্রি আশ্রয় ॥ ৯৭ ॥
prabhu kahe, — tomā-saṅge rahite vāñchā haya
more kṛpā kari’ kara nīlādri āśraya
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Please stay with Me and thus show Me favor, accepting the shelter of Jagannātha Purī.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asks, “Please stay with Me.” His invitation is personal and warm.
He describes the other's staying with Him as showing Him favor.
He asks His companion to accept the shelter of Jagannātha Purī.
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:
At this time Paramānanda Purī was at Navadvīpa, and immediately upon hearing news of the Lord’s return, he started for Jagannātha Purī accompanied by a brāhmaṇa named Kamalākānta. Puruṣottama Bhaṭṭācārya, a resident of Navadvīpa, was educated at Vārāṇasī.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: “favor”
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 can I welcome someone's company as a favor rather than take it for granted?
Invite someone to spend a little time with you, and express appreciation for their company.
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