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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.126
প্রভুর উপদেশামৃত শুনে যেই জন ।
অচিরাৎ মিলয়ে তাঁরে কৃষ্ণপ্রেমধন ॥ ১২৬ ॥
prabhura upadeśāmṛta śune yei jana
acirāt milaye tāṅre kṛṣṇa-prema-dhana
Whoever hears these instructions given to Sanātana Gosvāmī by the Lord comes very soon to realize love of God, Kṛṣṇa.
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These instructions were given to Sanātana Gosvāmī by the Lord.
The promise of the verse applies to whoever hears these instructions.
Through hearing them, one comes very soon to realize love of God, Kṛṣṇa.
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.
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In this verse: “love”
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