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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.56
কৃষ্ণ কৃপালু অর্জুনেরে লক্ষ্য করিয়া ।
জগতেরে রাখিয়াছেন উপদেশ দিয়া ॥ ৫৬ ॥
kṛṣṇa kṛpālu arjunere lakṣya kariyā
jagatere rākhiyāchena upadeśa diyā
“Kṛṣṇa is so merciful that simply by aiming His instructions at Arjuna, He has given protection to the whole world.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kṛṣṇa is deeply merciful.
He directed His instructions to Arjuna.
Through those instructions, He gave protection not only to Arjuna but to the whole world.
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:
A pure devotee is the supreme transcendentalist, and one has to receive his mercy for one’s dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness to be awakened. One has to associate with pure devotees.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.
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In this verse: “merciful”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might I receive Kṛṣṇa’s instructions as an expression of His mercy?
Read one of Kṛṣṇa’s instructions to Arjuna today, remembering that His protection extends to the whole world.
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