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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.15
পূর্ব-সেবা দেখি’ তাঁরে কৃপা উপজিল ।
অনুসন্ধান বিনা কৃপা-প্রসাদ করিল ॥ ১৫ ॥
pūrva-sevā dekhi’ tāṅre kṛpā upajila
anusandhāna vinā kṛpā-prasāda karila
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy was aroused because of the King’s previous service. Therefore, without even asking who he was, the Lord immediately bestowed His mercy upon him.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The King’s previous service aroused Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy.
The Lord did not first ask who the King was.
He immediately bestowed His mercy upon the King.
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:
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.
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”
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: “service”
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What does the Lord’s response teach me about the value of service?
Set aside a few minutes today for one small act of devotional service.
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