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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.122
পঙ্গু নাচাইতে যদি হয় তোমার মন ।
বর দেহ’ মোর মাথে ধরিয়া চরণ ॥ ১২২ ॥
paṅgu nācāite yadi haya tomāra mana
vara deha’ mora māthe dhariyā caraṇa
“If You want to make a lame man like me dance, kindly bestow Your transcendental blessings by placing Your lotus feet on my head.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speaker compares himself to a lame man being asked to dance.
He asks for transcendental blessings rather than relying on his own ability.
He requests that the Lord place His lotus feet on his head.
Theological emotional crescendo. Bhāva, prema, the devotional rasas, and mahābhāva are systematically expounded.
The mood of Madhya 23 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 way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu blessed Sanātana Gosvāmī, placing His hand on his head. Thus Sanātana received the power to describe these subjects in books like Hari-bhakti-vilāsa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 23
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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: “lotus feet”
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: “blessings”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I feel unable to proceed, can I humbly ask for blessings?
Offer a brief prayer for blessings to do what feels beyond your present ability.
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