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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.85
প্রভুর চরণ ধরি করেন রোদন ।
প্রভু তারে উঠাঞা কৈল আলিঙ্গন ॥ ৮৫ ॥
prabhura caraṇa dhari’ karena rodana
prabhu tāre uṭhāñā kaila āliṅgana
He then clasped the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and began to cry. The Lord raised him up and embraced him.
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Tapana Miśra clasped the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
As he held the Lord’s lotus feet, he began to cry.
The Lord raised him up and embraced him.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 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 was very pleased with the behavior of Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya. In this way the Lord passed through the jungle of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) and finally reached Vārāṇasī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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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: “embraced”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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How does the Lord’s response to Tapana Miśra touch your heart?
Reread the words describing the Lord raising and embracing Tapana Miśra, and reflect on His response.
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