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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.301
শ্রদ্ধা করি’ এই লীলা শুনে যেই জন ।
অচিরাৎ পায় সেই চৈতন্য-চরণ ॥ ৩০১ ॥
śraddhā kari’ ei līlā śune yei jana
acirāt pāya sei caitanya-caraṇa
Whoever hears these pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with faith and love will attain the shelter of the Lord’s lotus feet very soon.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The invitation to hear these pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is open to everyone.
The verse calls for hearing with faith and love.
Whoever hears in this way will very soon attain the shelter of the Lord’s lotus feet.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “to everyone”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you bring more faith and love to your hearing of these pastimes?
Read aloud the account of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy given here, listening with attention and a desire for His shelter.
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