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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.116
আমা সবার কৃষ্ণভক্তি রঘুনন্দন হৈতে ।
অতএব পিতা — রঘুনন্দন আমার নিশ্চিতে ॥ ১১৬ ॥
āmā sabāra kṛṣṇa-bhakti raghunandana haite
ataeva pitā — raghunandana āmāra niścite
“All of us have attained devotion to Kṛṣṇa due to Raghunandana. Therefore in my mind he is my father.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mukunda says that all of them have attained devotion to Kṛṣṇa due to Raghunandana.
He acknowledges Raghunandana’s role in their devotional lives.
For this reason, Mukunda considers Raghunandana his father.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 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 devotees all became soldiers of Lord Rāmacandra, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in the ecstasy of Hanumān, manifested various transcendentally blissful activities. Thereafter, the Lord and His devotees observed various other ceremonies.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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Who has helped me develop devotion to Kṛṣṇa, and how do I honor that help?
Express gratitude to someone who has helped you develop devotion to Kṛṣṇa.
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