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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.9
তাঁ-সবার প্ৰসাদে মিলে শ্রীপ্ৰভুর পায় ।
প্রভুকৃপা বিনা মোর রাজ্য নাহি ভায় ॥ ৯ ॥
tāṅ-sabāra prasāde mile śrī-prabhura pāya
prabhu-kṛpā vinā mora rājya nāhi bhāya
“By the mercy of all the devotees, one can attain the shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord. Without His mercy, my kingdom does not appeal to me.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
By the mercy of all the devotees, one can attain shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet.
The speaker longs for the Lord’s mercy.
Without that mercy, even his kingdom does not appeal to him.
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
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this prayer show me about the value of the Lord’s mercy?
Offer a brief prayer for the devotees’ mercy to attain shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet.
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