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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.184
মৃগী-ব্যাধিতে আমি কভু হই অচেতন ।
এই চারি দয়া করি’ করেন পালন ॥ ১৮৪ ॥
mṛgī-vyādhite āmi kabhu ha-i acetana
ei cāri dayā kari’ karena pālana
“Due to epilepsy, I sometimes fall unconscious. Out of their mercy, these four men maintain Me.”
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The Lord said that He sometimes fell unconscious due to epilepsy.
He explained that the four men maintained Him.
He described their care as an expression of their mercy.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
However, when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu regained His senses, His associates were released. He talked with a person who was supposed to be a holy man in the party.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Whose care could you acknowledge with similar gratitude?
Thank one person today for a specific way they have cared for you.
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