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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.59
যারে তাঁর কৃপা, সেই জানিবারে পারে ।
কৃপা বিনা ব্রহ্মাদিক জানিবারে নারে ॥ ৫৯ ॥
yāre tāṅra kṛpā, sei jānibāre pāre
kṛpā vinā brahmādika jānibāre nāre
Only a person who has received the mercy of the Lord can understand. Without the Lord’s mercy, even the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, cannot understand.
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Only a person who has received the Lord’s mercy can understand.
Without the Lord’s mercy, even the demigods cannot understand.
This limitation applies even to Lord Brahmā, who heads the demigods.
Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune and then started in the car for the Guṇḍicā temple. The road to the temple led along a broad, sandy beach, and on both sides of the road were residential quarters, houses and gardens.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I relying only on my own ability, or am I seeking the Lord’s mercy to understand?
Before studying today, offer a brief prayer for the Lord’s mercy to understand.
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