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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
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 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Madhya 21.72 Madhya 21.74

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.73

যোড়-হাতে ব্রহ্মা-রুদ্রাদি করয়ে স্তবন ।

“বড় কৃপা করিলা প্রভু, দেখাইলা চরণ ॥ ৭৩ ॥

yoḍa-hāte brahmā-rudrādi karaye stavana

“baḍa kṛpā karilā prabhu, dekhāilā caraṇa

Translation

“With folded hands, all the Brahmās and Śivas began to offer prayers unto Lord Kṛṣṇa, saying, ‘O Lord, You have shown me a great favor. I have been able to see Your lotus feet.’

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Seeing Kṛṣṇa’s Lotus Feet Is His Favor

1
All the Brahmās and Śivas offered prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa with folded hands.
2
They acknowledged that the Lord had shown them a great favor.
3
They valued the opportunity to see His lotus feet as that favor.

How it feels

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

Madhya 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

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

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then describes Lord Brahmā’s interview with Kṛṣṇa at Dvārakā and the Lord’s curbing the pride of Brahmā. There is also a description of one of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with Brahmā.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

yoḍa-hātewith folded hands
brahmāthe Lord Brahmās
rudra-ādithe Lord Śivas and others
karaye stavanaoffered their prayers
baḍa kṛpāgreat mercy
karilāYou have shown
prabhuO Lord
dekhāilā caraṇaYou have shown Your lotus feet

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: “favor”
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”
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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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can their prayers help you express gratitude to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Fold your hands and offer Lord Kṛṣṇa a brief prayer of gratitude.

Live this todaySeeing Kṛṣṇa’s Lotus Feet Is His FavorThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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