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2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Madhya 2.93 Madhya 2.95

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 2.94

শ্রীচৈতন্য, নিত্যানন্দ, অদ্বৈতাদি ভক্তবৃন্দ,

শিরে ধরি সবার চরণ ।

স্বরূপ, রূপ, সনাতন, রঘুনাথের শ্রীচরণ,

ধূলি করোঁ মস্তকে ভূষণ ॥ ৯৪ ॥

śrī-caitanya, nityānanda, advaitādi bhakta-vṛnda,

śire dhari sabāra caraṇa

svarūpa, rūpa, sanātana, raghunāthera śrī-caraṇa,

dhūli karoṅ mastake bhūṣaṇa

Translation

According to the paramparā system, I wish to take the dust from the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu, Advaita Prabhu, and all the associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu like Svarūpa Dāmodara, Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī. I wish to take the dust of their lotus feet upon my head. In this way I wish to be blessed with their mercy.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Seeking Mercy Through the Paramparā

1
Following the paramparā system, the author wishes to take the dust of the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu.
2
He also honors all of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s associates, including Svarūpa Dāmodara, Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī.
3
He wishes to place the dust of their lotus feet upon his head and be blessed with their mercy.

How it feels

Overwhelming divine separation. A preview of the last years reveals the Lord’s intense separation from Kṛṣṇa.

The mood of Madhya 2 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 2: The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

At that time the author, Śrīla Kavirāja Gosvāmī, met Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, by whose mercy he also could memorize all the notes. In this way the author was able to complete this transcendental literature, Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

śrī-caitanyaŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
nityānandaLord Nityānanda Prabhu
advaita-ādi bhakta-vṛndaas well as personalities like Advaita Ācārya and all the devotees
śireon my head
dharitaking
sabāraof all
caraṇathe lotus feet
svarūpaŚrīla Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī

Key ideas in this verse

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”, “blessed”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associates”
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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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the wish to receive the dust of their lotus feet teach me about seeking mercy?

Practice

Read the names in this verse slowly and offer a humble prayer for their mercy.

Live this todaySeeking Mercy Through the ParamparāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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