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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.189
গো-ব্রাহ্মণ-বৈষ্ণবে হিংসা কর্যাছি অপার ।
সেই পাপ হইতে মোর হউক নিস্তার ॥ ১৮৯ ॥
go-brāhmaṇa-vaiṣṇave hiṁsā karyāchi apāra
sei pāpa ha-ite mora ha-uka nistāra
The Muslim governor then prayed for liberation from the unlimited sinful reactions he had previously incurred by being envious of brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas and killing cows.
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The governor prayed for release from reactions incurred through envy of brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas and killing cows. The purport describes killing cows and insulting brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas as most sinful.
Although such actions bring very great karma, surrendering to Lord Kṛṣṇa and chanting His holy name can immediately nullify those reactions.
Eagerness to serve the Lord is the test of release from sinful reactions. Purified in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s presence, the governor chanted Kṛṣṇa and Hari, and the Lord arranged for Mukunda Datta to tell him of service.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, but he did not abide by this order. From Kaṭaka (Cuttack), Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, and He bade farewell to Rāmānanda Rāya from Bhadraka.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.
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”, “holy name”, “hari”
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: “service”, “serve”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “surrendering”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can your desire for freedom from past wrongs become a sincere desire to serve the Lord?
Chant “Kṛṣṇa” and “Hari,” offering a sincere prayer of surrender and a desire to serve.
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