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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.21
প্রতাপরুদ্রের ভাগ্য দেখি’ ভক্তগণে ।
রাজারে প্রশংসে সবে আনন্দিত-মনে ॥ ২১ ॥
pratāparudrera bhāgya dekhi’ bhakta-gaṇe
rājāre praśaṁse sabe ānandita-mane
Seeing the Lord’s special mercy upon King Pratāparudra, the devotees praised the King’s good fortune, and their minds became open and blissful.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A pure Vaiṣṇava is never envious when another devotee receives the mercy and strength of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Seeing someone advance in devotional service brings genuine happiness.
No one can preach Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s message without receiving the Lord’s special mercy.
Envious people find fault with the preacher instead of praising his service in fulfilling Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mission. The devotees instead praised the King’s good fortune and became blissful.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When another devotee receives recognition or mercy, do I rejoice or look for faults?
Offer sincere praise today for one devotee’s service.
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