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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.114
লোক-ভিড়-ভয়ে প্রভু ‘দশাশ্বমেধে’ যাঞা ।
রূপ গোসাঞিরে শিক্ষা করা’ন শক্তি সঞ্চারিয়া ॥ ১১৪ ॥
loka-bhiḍa-bhaye prabhu ‘daśāśvamedhe’ yāñā
rūpa-gosāñire śikṣā karā’na śakti sañcāriyā
Due to the great crowds in Prayāga, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to a place called Daśāśvamedha-ghāṭa. It was there that the Lord instructed Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī and empowered him in the philosophy of devotional service.
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Because of the great crowds in Prayāga, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Daśāśvamedha-ghāṭa. There He instructed and empowered Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī in the philosophy of devotional service.
The Supreme Lord bestows His potencies on fortunate devotees. One cannot spread the holy name of Kṛṣṇa without being specifically empowered by Him.
People forget their original relationship with Kṛṣṇa and work under māyā, passing from one body to another. Kṛṣṇa Himself comes as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to induce people to take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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The purport of CC Madhya 19.114 quotesCC Antya 7.11
This is explained in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Antya 7.11): kali-kālera dharma — kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana/ kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nahe tāra pravartana.
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Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 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:
The Nawab then went off to attack Orissa. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu started for Vṛndāvana through the forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa, Rūpa Gosvāmī left home and sent news to Sanātana that he was leaving with his younger brother (Anupama Mallika) to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationship”
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: “holy name”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does remembering your original relationship with Kṛṣṇa change your view of daily life?
Chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa today, remembering your relationship with Him.
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