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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.86
এবে তোমার পাদাব্জে উপজিবে ভক্তি ।
তথি লাগি’ করি তোমার চরণে প্রণতি ॥” ৮৬ ॥
ebe tomāra pādābje upajibe bhakti
tathi lāgi’ kari tomāra caraṇe praṇati”
“Henceforward I shall certainly develop devotional service unto Your lotus feet. For this reason I have come to You and have fallen down at Your lotus feet.”
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Prakāśānanda resolves that henceforward he will develop devotional service unto the Lord’s lotus feet.
He explains that this desire for service is why he has come to the Lord.
He has fallen down at the Lord’s lotus feet, joining his stated resolve with a humble action.
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:
Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī immediately fell down at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and very much regretted his past behavior toward the Lord. He asked Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu about devotional service in terms of the Vedānta-sūtra, and the Lord told him about devotional service that is approved by great personalities who know the Vedānta-sūtra.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.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “fallen”, “humble”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What small action could express your own desire to develop devotional service?
Set aside a few minutes today to offer a prayer of service at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.
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