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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.145
শ্রীবাস কহেন, — কেনে কহ বিপরীত ।
কৃপা-মূল্যে চারি ভাই হই তোমার ক্রীত ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
śrīvāsa kahena, — kene kaha viparīta
kṛpā-mūlye cāri bhāi ha-i tomāra krīta
Śrīvāsa then replied to the Lord, “Why are You speaking in a contradictory way? Rather, we four brothers have been purchased by Your mercy.”
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Śrīvāsa replied that the Lord was speaking in a contradictory way.
Rather than claiming that the brothers had purchased the Lord, Śrīvāsa expressed the opposite.
He said that all four brothers had been purchased by the Lord’s mercy.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups. After saṅkīrtana, all the devotees left for their residential quarters.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.
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I recognize the Lord’s mercy rather than take credit for myself?
Take a quiet moment today to express gratitude to the Lord for His mercy.
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