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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.256
শ্রদ্ধা করি’ এই কথা শুনে যেই জনে ।
প্রেমভক্তি পায় সেই চৈতন্য-চরণে ॥ ২৫৬ ॥
śraddhā kari’ ei kathā śune ye jane
prema-bhakti pāya sei caitanya-caraṇe
Whoever hears this narration with faith and love certainly develops love of God at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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The promise of this verse applies to whoever hears this narration.
The narration is to be heard with faith and love.
Such hearing certainly develops love of God at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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 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
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What would it mean for you to hear this narration with faith and love?
Read this narration aloud and listen attentively, seeking to hear with faith and love.
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