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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.155
এইমত তোমার নিষ্ঠা জানিবার তরে ।
তোমারে আগ্রহ আমি কৈলুঁ বারে বারে ॥ ১৫৫ ॥
ei-mata tomāra niṣṭhā jānibāra tare
tomāre āgraha āmi kailuṅ bāre bāre
“ ‘Just to test your firm faith in your Lord, I requested you again and again to change your worship from Lord Rāmacandra to Kṛṣṇa.’
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The repeated request to change worship was a test of firm faith.
The request was to turn from worshiping Lord Rāmacandra to worshiping Kṛṣṇa.
The stated purpose was to test devotion to one's Lord, not simply to seek a change of 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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What helps you remain firm in your worship when your faith is tested?
Take a quiet moment today to express your commitment to worshiping the Lord.
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