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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.127
ভক্ত আমা প্রেমে বান্ধিয়াছে হৃদয়-ভিতরে ।
যাহাঁ নেত্র পড়ে তাহাঁ দেখয়ে আমারে ॥ ১২৭ ॥
bhakta āmā preme bāndhiyāche hṛdaya-bhitare
yāhāṅ netra paḍe tāhāṅ dekhaye āmāre
“ ‘A highly elevated devotee can bind Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in his heart by love. Wherever he looks, he sees Me and nothing else.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A highly elevated devotee can bind the Supreme Personality of Godhead in his heart.
It is love that binds the Lord there.
Wherever such a devotee looks, he sees the Lord and nothing else.
Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
By and by, one of the disciples of the great sannyāsī Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī became devoted to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and this devotee explained Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and supported His views with various arguments. One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to take a bath at Pañcanada, and afterwards all His devotees began chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra in front of the temple of Bindu Mādhava.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What touches you about the Lord allowing Himself to be bound by a devotee’s love?
Spend one quiet minute reflecting on the Lord’s words that love can bind Him within a devotee’s heart.
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