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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.160

জগৎ তারিতে প্রভু তোমার অবতার ।

মোর নিবেদন এক করহ অঙ্গীকার ॥ ১৬০ ॥

jagat tārite prabhu tomāra avatāra

mora nivedana eka karaha aṅgīkāra

Translation

Vāsudeva Datta told Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “My dear Lord, You incarnate just to deliver all conditioned souls. I now have one petition, which I wish You would accept.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Comes to Deliver All

  1. 1

    Vāsudeva Datta addressed Caitanya Mahāprabhu as his dear Lord.

  2. 2

    He declared that the Lord incarnates to deliver all conditioned souls.

  3. 3

    He introduced one petition and asked the Lord to accept it.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 15: The Lord Accepts Prasādam at the House of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Considering the humble prayer of Vāsudeva Datta, He established that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls. Thereafter, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was accepting prasādam at the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Sārvabhauma’s son-in-law, Amogha, created trouble in the family with his criticisms.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jagat tāriteto deliver the whole world
  2. prabhumy Lord
  3. tomāraYour
  4. avatāraincarnation
  5. moramy
  6. nivedanapetition
  7. ekaone
  8. karaha aṅgīkāraplease accept
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “deliver”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the Lord's purpose of delivering all conditioned souls mean to you?

Practice

Offer one sincere petition to the Lord today, remembering His purpose of delivering all conditioned souls.

Live this todayThe Lord Comes to Deliver AllThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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