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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.102
ভট্ট কহে, — তাঁর কৃপা-লেশ হয় যাঁরে ।
সেই সে তাঁহারে ‘কৃষ্ণ’ করি’ লইতে পারে ॥ ১০২ ॥
bhaṭṭa kahe, — tāṅra kṛpā-leśa haya yāṅre
sei se tāṅhāre ‘kṛṣṇa’ kari’ la-ite pāre
The Bhaṭṭācārya replied, “A person who has received but a small fraction of mercy from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu can understand that He is Lord Kṛṣṇa. No one else can.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Even a small fraction of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mercy enables one to understand that He is Lord Kṛṣṇa. Spreading the holy name also requires the Lord's mercy.
Pure devotees can awaken others to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and engage them in transcendental loving service to Kṛṣṇa. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu takes great pleasure in the increase of His devotees.
Full faith in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is needed to chant and dance properly in the saṅkīrtana movement. Artificial chanting and dancing for money or from sentimental agitation cannot bring advancement in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 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:
While Advaita Ācārya and the other devotees were coming to Jagannātha Purī, Svarūpa Dāmodara and Govinda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s two personal assistants, went to receive all the devotees with garlands. From the roof of his palace, King Pratāparudra could see all the devotees arriving.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “saṅkīrtana”, “chant”, “holy name”
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”
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.
Am I seeking the Lord's mercy and loving service, rather than merely the outward appearance of chanting?
Before chanting today, offer a short prayer for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mercy to awaken genuine Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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