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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.133
চৈতন্যের কৃপা রূপ লিখিয়াছেন আপনে ।
রসামৃতসিন্ধু-গ্রন্থের মঙ্গলাচরণে ॥ ১৩৩ ॥
caitanyera kṛpā rūpa likhiyāchena āpane
rasāmṛta-sindhu-granthera maṅgalācaraṇe
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has personally spoken about the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in his auspicious introduction to his book Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu [1.1.2].
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Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī personally spoke about the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He did so in his book Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu.
He placed this acknowledgment in the book’s auspicious introduction.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
During the ten days at Prayāga, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was instructed by the Lord, who gave him the basic principles of the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. The Lord then sent Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vṛndāvana.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
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Pause today to acknowledge Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy.
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