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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.161
করিতে সমর্থ তুমি হও, দয়াময় ।
তুমি মন কর, তবে আনায়াসে হয় ॥ ১৬১ ॥
karite samartha tumi hao, dayāmaya
tumi mana kara, tabe anāyāse haya
“My Lord, You are certainly able to do whatever You like, and You are indeed merciful. If You so desire, You can very easily do whatever You want.
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Vāsudeva Datta affirmed that the Lord can do whatever He likes.
He also affirmed that the Lord is merciful.
The Lord can very easily accomplish whatever He desires.
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:
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Nityānanda Prabhu to Bengal for preaching and also sent Rāmadāsa, Gadādhara dāsa and several other devotees with Him. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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In this verse: “merciful”
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How can remembering both the Lord's power and His mercy shape your prayers?
Begin a prayer today by acknowledging the Lord's mercy and His freedom to act as He desires.
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