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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.46
প্রতাপরুদ্র ছাড়ি’ করিবে জগৎ নিস্তার ।
এই প্রতিজ্ঞা করি’ করিয়াছেন অবতার ? ৪৬ ॥
pratāparudra chāḍi’ karibe jagat nistāra
ei pratijñā kari’ kariyāchena avatāra?
“Alas, has Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu incarnated to deliver all kinds of sinners with the exception of a king named Mahārāja Pratāparudra?
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu descended to reclaim sinners. The most sinful and lowborn are therefore the first candidates for His consideration.
Mahārāja Pratāparudra considered himself most fallen because he constantly dealt with material things and enjoyed material profits.
The more fallen a person is, the greater his claim to deliverance, provided he surrenders to the Lord. Mahārāja Pratāparudra was fully surrendered, so worldly dealings could not be grounds for refusing him.
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:
When Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya tried his best to arrange a meeting between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and King Pratāparudra, the Lord flatly denied his request. At this time Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya returned from his governmental post, and he praised King Pratāparudra highly in Lord Caitanya’s presence.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
Learn the words of the verse.
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: “deliver”, “deliverance”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “fallen”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “surrenders”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can awareness of your material attachments lead you toward surrender rather than hopelessness?
Offer a brief prayer of surrender to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, honestly acknowledging one material attachment.
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