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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.3
জয় জয় শ্রীবাসাদি গৌরভক্তগণ ।
জয় শ্রোতাগণ, — যাঁর গৌর প্রাণধন ॥ ৩ ॥
jaya jaya śrīvāsādi gaura-bhakta-gaṇa
jaya śrotā-gaṇa, — yāṅra gaura prāṇa-dhana
All glories to all the devotees, headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura! All glories to the readers who have taken Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as their life and soul!
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The verse offers all glories to all the devotees.
These devotees are headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.
It also glorifies readers who have taken Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as their life and soul.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What would it mean for you to take Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as your life and soul?
Before reading today, pause to offer respect to the devotees honored in this verse.
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