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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.102
শরণ লঞা করে কৃষ্ণে আত্মসমর্পণ ।
কৃষ্ণ তারে করে তৎকালে আত্মসম ॥ ১০২ ॥
śaraṇa lañā kare kṛṣṇe ātma-samarpaṇa
kṛṣṇa tāre kare tat-kāle ātma-sama
“When a devotee thus fully surrenders unto Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, Kṛṣṇa accepts him as one of His confidential associates.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The devotee fully surrenders unto Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
Kṛṣṇa responds by accepting the surrendered devotee.
He accepts that devotee as one of His confidential associates.
Trust and resolution. Devotional practice and association offer a steady path for awakening love.
The mood of Madhya 22 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:
One has to fully surrender unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa and give up attraction for women and nondevotees. The six symptoms of fully surrendered souls are also described in this chapter.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 22
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “surrenders”, “lotus feet”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Kṛṣṇa’s acceptance encourage me to surrender more fully?
Offer a brief prayer expressing your desire to surrender fully unto Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.
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