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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 23.28
‘কৃষ্ণ কৃপা করিবেন’ — দৃঢ় করি’ জানে ॥ ২৮ ॥
‘kṛṣṇa kṛpā karibena’ — dṛḍha kari’ jāne
“A fully surrendered devotee always hopes that Lord Kṛṣṇa will be kind to him. This hope is very firm in him.
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A fully surrendered devotee hopes that Lord Kṛṣṇa will be kind to him.
This hope is always present in the devotee.
The devotee’s hope in Kṛṣṇa’s kindness is very firm.
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 chapter Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu describes the symptoms of emotion and love and the awakening of one’s original loving relationship with the Lord, as well as the characteristics of a devotee who has actually attained that stage. He then describes the gradual increase of love of God up to the point of mahābhāva.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: “surrendered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How firm is your hope in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s kindness?
Take a quiet moment today to express your hope for Kṛṣṇa’s kindness.
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