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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.149
‘প্রেমের বিবর্ত’ ইহা শুনে যেই জন ।
অচিরে মিলিয়ে তাঁরে চৈতন্য-চরণ ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
‘premera vivarta’ ihā śune yei jana
acire miliye tāṅre caitanya-caraṇa
All these are the misgivings of loving affairs. Whoever listens to these incidents gets the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet very soon.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
These incidents are described as the misgivings of loving affairs.
Whoever listens to these incidents receives the shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.
The translation says that this shelter comes very soon through listening.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Mahārāja Pratāparudra made various arrangements for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s trip to Vṛndāvana. When He crossed the river Citrotpalā, Rāmānanda Rāya, Mardarāja and Haricandana went with Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you listen to these incidents with a sincere desire for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter?
Read these incidents aloud today and listen attentively, remembering the promise of shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet.
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