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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.51
ভট্টাচার্য কহে — দেব না কর বিষাদ ।
তোমারে প্রভুর অবশ্য হইবে প্রসাদ ॥ ৫১ ॥
bhaṭṭācārya kahe — deva nā kara viṣāda
tomāre prabhura avaśya ha-ibe prasāda
Finally Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said, “My dear King, do not worry. Because of your firm determination, I am sure that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy will definitely be bestowed upon you.”
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Seeing the King’s firm determination, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya assured him that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would bestow His mercy.
By the mercy of the spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa, one receives the seed of devotional service.
The Bhaṭṭācārya was the King’s spiritual master and blessed him to receive the Lord’s mercy. The mercy of the spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa combine to grant a devotee success.
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The purport of CC Madhya 11.51 quotesCC Madhya 19.151
As confirmed elsewhere in Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 19.151), guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja: “By the mercy of the spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa, one gets the seed of devotional service.”
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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:
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
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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”, “blessed”
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.
Do I recognize my need for mercy alongside my own determination?
Before an act of devotional service today, pause to ask for the mercy of the spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa.
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