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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 16: The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana
Madhya 16.105Madhya 16.107

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.106

পুনঃ স্তুতি করি’ রাজা করয়ে প্রণাম ।

প্রভু-কৃপা-অশ্রুতে তাঁর দেহ হৈল স্নান ॥ ১০৬ ॥

punaḥ stuti kari’ rājā karaye praṇāma

prabhu-kṛpā-aśrute tāṅra deha haila snāna

Translation

When the Lord embraced the King, the King again and again offered prayers and obeisances. In this way, the Lord’s mercy brought tears from the King, and the Lord’s body was bathed with these tears.

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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’s Mercy Brings Tears

  1. 1

    When the Lord embraced the King, the King repeatedly offered prayers and obeisances.

  2. 2

    The Lord’s mercy brought tears from the King.

  3. 3

    The Lord’s body was bathed with the King’s tears.

How it feels

Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.

The mood of Madhya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 16: The Lord’s Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

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

This time, all the wives of the Vaiṣṇavas brought many types of food, intending to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. When the devotees arrived, Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent His blessings in the form of garlands.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. punaḥagain
  2. stuti kari’offering prayers
  3. rājāthe King
  4. karaye pranāmaoffered obeisances
  5. prabhu kṛpāof the mercy of the Lord
  6. aśruteby the tears
  7. tāṅraof the Lord
  8. dehathe body
  9. hailabecame
  10. snānabathed
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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: “mercy”, “embraced”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might you respond to the Lord’s mercy with prayer and respect?

Practice

Offer a prayer of gratitude for the Lord’s mercy, followed by a respectful bow.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Mercy Brings TearsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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