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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.151
তাতে মোরে এই কৃপা কর, দয়াময় ।
তোমার আগে মৃত্যু হউক, যাউক সংশয় ॥ ১৫১ ॥
tāte more ei kṛpā kara, dayāmaya
tomāra āge mṛtyu ha-uka, yāuka saṁśaya
“In this way Murāri Gupta appealed to Me, saying, ‘You are all-merciful, so kindly grant me this mercy: Let me die before You so that all my doubts will be finished.’
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Murāri Gupta addressed the one hearing his appeal as all-merciful.
He pleaded for mercy in his distress.
He asked to die in that presence so that all his doubts would end; this was his anguished appeal, not an instruction to the reader.
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:
He also instructed the Vaiṣṇavas from Khaṇḍa, as well as Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati, and He praised Murāri Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra. Considering the humble prayer of Vāsudeva Datta, He established that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Murāri Gupta’s appeal express his trust in mercy amid deep distress?
Offer a brief prayer for mercy concerning one doubt you are carrying today.
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