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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.249
ভিক্ষা করাঞা মিশ্র কহে প্রভু-পায় ধরি’ ।
এক ভিক্ষা মাগি, মোরে দেহ’ কৃপা করি’ ॥ ২৪৯ ॥
bhikṣā karāñā miśra kahe prabhu-pāya dhari’
eka bhikṣā māgi, more deha’ kṛpā kari’
After offering lunch to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Tapana Miśra begged a favor from the Lord and requested Him to award him mercy.
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Tapana Miśra offered lunch to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Afterward, he begged a favor from the Lord.
He requested that the Lord award him mercy.
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:
The Lord then sent Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vṛndāvana. The Lord Himself returned to Vārāṇasī and stayed at the home of Candraśekhara.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.
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: “mercy”, “favor”
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 does Tapana Miśra’s request for mercy invite you to reflect on?
Take a quiet moment today to ask Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for mercy.
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