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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.125
সংক্ষেপে কহিলুঁ — ‘প্রেম’-প্রয়োজন-সংবাদ ।
বিস্তারি’ কহন না যায় প্রভুর প্রসাদ ॥ ১২৫ ॥
saṅkṣepe kahiluṅ — ‘prema’-prayojana-saṁvāda
vistāri’ kahana nā yāya prabhura prasāda
Thus I have briefly described a discussion of the ultimate goal of life, love of Godhead. The mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu cannot be described expansively.
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Love of Godhead is identified as the ultimate goal of life.
The author says he has only briefly described the discussion of this goal.
The mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu cannot be described expansively.
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.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of godhead”
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: “mercy”
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: “discussion”
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What place does love of Godhead have among the goals I pursue?
Write down “Love of Godhead is the ultimate goal of life” and reflect on it for one minute.
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