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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.58
রামানন্দ রায়, আজি তোমার প্রেম-গুণ ।
প্রভু-আগে কহিতে প্রভুর ফিরি’ গেল মন ॥ ৫৮ ॥
rāmānanda rāya, āji tomāra prema-guṇa
prabhu-āge kahite prabhura phiri’ gela mana
“The Lord has already changed His mind due to Rāmānanda Rāya’s description of your pure love for Him.”
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The Bhaṭṭācārya’s and Rāmānanda Rāya’s earnest endeavors changed the Lord’s mind about seeing the King. Rāmānanda Rāya had described the King’s pure love for Him.
The Lord declared that Kṛṣṇa would be merciful to the King because of his service to the devotees. First comes the devotee’s mercy; then Kṛṣṇa’s mercy descends.
Our first duty is to satisfy the spiritual master, who can arrange for the Lord’s mercy. Service to the spiritual master or a devotee is the beginning of advancement in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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The purport of CC Madhya 11.58 quotesSB 7.5.32
This is also confirmed by a statement of Prahlāda Mahārāja’s in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.5.32):
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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:
At this time Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya returned from his governmental post, and he praised King Pratāparudra highly in Lord Caitanya’s presence. Because of this, the Lord became a little soft.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: “mercy”, “merciful”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “pure love”
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.
How can I make service to the spiritual master or a devotee a greater priority?
Offer one small, practical service to your spiritual master or a devotee today.
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