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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.139
বাসু কহে, — মুকুন্দ আদৌ পাইল তোমার সঙ্গ ।
তোমার চরণ পাইল সেই পুনর্জন্ম ॥ ১৩৯ ॥
vāsu kahe, — mukunda ādau pāila tomāra saṅga
tomāra caraṇa pāila sei punar-janma
Vāsudeva replied, “Mukunda got Your association in the beginning. As such, he has taken shelter at Your lotus feet. That is his transcendental rebirth.”
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Vāsudeva said that Mukunda had received the Lord’s association in the beginning.
Through that association, Mukunda had taken shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet.
Vāsudeva described this shelter as Mukunda’s transcendental rebirth.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu talked very happily with Vāsudeva Datta and other devotees. Haridāsa Ṭhākura also came, and due to his humble and submissive attitude, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave him a nice solitary place near the temple.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “association”
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What does taking shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet mean for my life?
Offer a brief prayer today asking for shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet.
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