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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.62
কৃতার্থ হইলাঙ আমি ইঁহার দরশনে ।
এত বলি’ পুনঃ তারে কৈল আলিঙ্গনে ॥ ৬২ ॥
kṛtārtha ha-ilāṅa āmi iṅhāra daraśane
eta bali’ punaḥ tāre kaila āliṅgane
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “I have become very much obligated just by seeing this boy.” After saying this, the Lord again embraced the prince.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that simply seeing the boy had made Him very much obligated.
The Lord expressed this appreciation directly.
After speaking, He again embraced the prince.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 12 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:
The prince visited the Lord dressed like a Vaiṣṇava, and this awakened remembrance of Kṛṣṇa. Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu delivered the son of Mahārāja Pratāparudra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “embraced”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What moves you about the Lord expressing such appreciation for seeing the boy?
Express sincere appreciation today to someone whose company you value.
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