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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.282
শ্রীমন্মদনগোপাল-গোবিন্দদেব-তুষ্টয়ে ।
চৈতন্যার্পিতমস্ত্বেতচ্চৈতন্যচরিতামৃতম্ ॥ ২৮২ ॥
śrīman-madana-gopāla-
govinda-deva-tuṣṭaye
caitanyārpitam astv etac
caitanya-caritāmṛtam
For the satisfaction of Śrī Madana-gopāla and Govindadeva, we pray that this book, Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, may be offered to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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The prayer is for the satisfaction of Śrī Madana-gopāla and Govindadeva.
The authors pray that Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta may be offered to Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The book is presented in a spirit of prayer and offering. Its purpose is to bring satisfaction to the Lord.
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
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.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.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could you approach your reading as an offering for the Lord’s satisfaction?
Before reading today, offer a short prayer that your study may please Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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