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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.117
যাঁরে কৃপা করি’ করেন হৃদয়ে প্রেরণ ।
কৃষ্ণাশ্রয় হয়, ছাড়ে বেদ-লোক-ধর্ম ॥ ১১৭ ॥
yāṅre kṛpā kari’ karena hṛdaye preraṇa
kṛṣṇāśraya haya, chāḍe veda-loka-dharma
“The man to whom the Lord shows His mercy by inspiring him within the heart takes shelter only of Lord Kṛṣṇa and abandons all Vedic and social customs.
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The Lord shows His mercy by inspiring a person within the heart.
That person takes shelter only of Lord Kṛṣṇa and abandons all Vedic and social customs.
The purport identifies this as also the teaching of Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 11.117 quotesBG 18.66
This is also the teaching of Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā (18.66):
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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:
From the roof of his palace, King Pratāparudra could see all the devotees arriving. Gopīnātha Ācārya stood on the roof with the King, and, following Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s instructions, identified each and every devotee.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.
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”
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 deepen my desire to take shelter only of Lord Kṛṣṇa?
Offer a brief prayer to Lord Kṛṣṇa for His mercy and the inspiration to take shelter of Him.
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