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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.162
জীবের দুঃখ দেখি’ মোর হৃদয় বিদরে ।
সর্বজীবের পাপ প্রভু দেহ’ মোর শিরে ॥ ১৬২ ॥
jīvera duḥkha dekhi’ mora hṛdaya bidare
sarva-jīvera pāpa prabhu deha’ mora śire
“My Lord, my heart breaks to see the sufferings of all the conditioned souls; therefore I request You to transfer the karma of their sinful lives upon my head.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vāsudeva Datta's heart broke upon seeing the sufferings of all conditioned souls.
His compassion led him to make a direct request to the Lord.
He asked that the karma of their sinful lives be transferred upon his own head.
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:
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Vāsudeva Datta's concern challenge the limits of your compassion?
Pause today to notice someone's suffering and offer a heartfelt prayer to the Lord for their relief.
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