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Madhya-līlā · 25 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Madhya 25.267 Madhya 25.269

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.268

শ্রীচৈতন্য-সম আর কৃপালু বদান্য ।

ভক্তবৎসল না দেখি ত্রিজগতে অন্য ॥ ২৬৮ ॥

śrī-caitanya-sama āra kṛpālu vadānya

bhakta-vatsala nā dekhi trijagate anya

Translation

All sane men within these three worlds certainly accept the conclusion that no one is more merciful and magnanimous than Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and that no one is as kind to His devotees.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

No One Is More Merciful

1
The verse presents Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s unmatched mercy as a conclusion accepted by all sane people within the three worlds.
2
No one is more merciful or magnanimous—more generous—than He is.
3
No one is as kind to His devotees as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

How it feels

Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.

The mood of Madhya 25 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī through the great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) in central India. At the end of this chapter, Kavirāja Gosvāmī sums up the incidents of the madhya-līlā and instructs every living being to read this sublime book of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

śrī-caitanya-samaequal to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
āraanyone else
kṛpālumerciful
vadānyamagnanimous
bhakta-vatsalavery kind to the devotees
nā dekhiI do not see
tri-jagatein these three worlds
anyaanyone else

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “magnanimous”, “generous”
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: “merciful”, “mercy”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which quality draws you most toward Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu: His mercy, generosity, or kindness?

Practice

Read this verse slowly and spend a minute reflecting on His kindness to His devotees.

Live this todayNo One Is More MercifulThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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