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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.10
“তব কথামৃতং” শ্লোক রাজা যে পড়িল ।
উঠি’ প্রেমাবেশে প্রভু আলিঙ্গন কৈল ॥ ১০ ॥
“tava kathāmṛtaṁ” śloka rājā ye paḍila
uṭhi’ premāveśe prabhu āliṅgana kaila
As soon as the King recited the verse beginning with the words “tava kathāmṛtam,” the Lord arose in ecstatic love and embraced him.
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The King recited the verse beginning with “tava kathāmṛtam.”
As soon as He heard it, the Lord arose in ecstatic love.
The Lord embraced the King.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Lord, in His ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, immediately embraced the King and thus bestowed mercy upon him. When there was an offering of prasādam in the garden, Lord Caitanya also partook of it.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to me about the Lord’s immediate response to the recitation?
Pause over the words “ecstatic love” and reflect briefly on the Lord’s response.
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