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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.8
সেই সব দয়ালু মোরে হঞা সদয় ।
মোর লাগি’ প্রভুপদে করিবে বিনয় ॥ ৮ ॥
sei saba dayālu more hañā sadaya
mora lāgi’ prabhu-pade karibe vinaya
“If all the devotees associated with the Lord are favorably disposed toward me, they can submit my petition at the lotus feet of the Lord.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The King hoped that all the devotees associated with the Lord would be favorably disposed toward him.
He understood that these devotees could submit his petition.
He wished his petition to be placed at the lotus feet of the Lord.
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:
While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu washed the temple of Guṇḍicā, a Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava washed the lotus feet of the Lord and drank the water. This incident is very significant, for it awoke within the devotee ecstatic love.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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: “favorably”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associated”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Why was the devotees’ favor important to the King’s request?
Read the verse slowly, pausing to reflect on the King’s hope for the devotees’ favor.
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