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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.149
শ্রীরূপ-রঘুনাথ-পদে যার আশ ।
চৈতন্যচরিতামৃত কহে কৃষ্ণদাস ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
śrī-rūpa-raghunātha-pade yāra āśa
caitanya-caritāmṛta kahe kṛṣṇadāsa
Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.
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Kṛṣṇadāsa prays at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha.
He always desires their mercy and narrates Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta following in their footsteps.
The chapter closes its description of the blissful characteristics of Kṛṣṇa.
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Awe becoming attraction. The Lord’s vast opulence is placed beside the intimate sweetness of Kṛṣṇa.
The mood of Madhya 21 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:
In this chapter the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta has presented some nice poems about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa’s superexcellent beauty. Throughout the rest of the chapter, our intimate relationship ( sambandha ) with Kṛṣṇa is described.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 21
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “mercy”
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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can you learn from Kṛṣṇadāsa’s desire for mercy as he narrates?
Before reading today, offer a brief prayer for the mercy of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha.
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