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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.11
তুমি মোরে দিলে বহু অমূল্য রতন ।
মোর কিছু দিতে নাহি, দিলুঁ আলিঙ্গন ॥ ১১ ॥
tumi more dile bahu amūlya ratana
mora kichu dite nāhi, diluṅ āliṅgana
Upon hearing the verse recited by the King, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “You have given Me invaluable gems, but I have nothing to give you in return. Therefore I am simply embracing you.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described the King’s recitation as a gift of invaluable gems.
He said that He had nothing to give the King in return.
He offered His embrace in response to that precious gift.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
The mood of Madhya 14 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:
He then took the opportunity to massage the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Lord, in His ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, immediately embraced the King and thus bestowed mercy upon him.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.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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Do I appreciate the precious gift of hearing these words?
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