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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.93
প্রভু দেখি’ করিল লোক চরণ বন্দন ।
প্রভু কহে, — কাহাঁ হৈতে করিলা আগমন ? ৯৩ ॥
prabhu dekhi’ karila loka caraṇa vandana
prabhu kahe, — kāhāṅ haite karilā āgamana?
Upon seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, all the people offered respects at His lotus feet. The Lord then asked them, “Where are you all coming from?”
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The people saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
All of them offered respects at His lotus feet.
The Lord then asked them where they were coming from.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
The mood of Madhya 18 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:
Seeing a great crowd in Mathurā, He moved His residence near Akrūra-ghāṭa, and from there He went every day to Vṛndāvana to see Kālīya-hrada, Dvādaśāditya-ghāṭa, Keśī-ghāṭa, Rāsa-sthalī, Cīra-ghāṭa and Āmli-talā. At Kālīya Lake, many people mistook a fisherman for Kṛṣṇa.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.
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”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the people’s respectful approach and the Lord’s response?
Take a quiet moment today to offer respects to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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