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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.153
সাধু সাধু, গুপ্ত, তোমার সুদৃঢ় ভজন ।
আমার বচনেহ তোমার না টলিল মন ॥ ১৫৩ ॥
sādhu sādhu, gupta, tomāra sudṛḍha bhajana
āmāra vacaneha tomāra nā ṭalila mana
“I said to him, ‘All glories to you, Murāri Gupta! Your method of worship is very firmly fixed — so much so that even upon My request your mind did not turn.
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Murāri Gupta was praised with the words, “All glories to you.”
His method of worship was recognized as very firmly fixed.
Even the request made to him had not turned his mind away from his worship.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does firmly fixed worship mean for your own devotional commitment?
Give a few undistracted minutes today to an act of worship you have committed to.
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