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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.9
অতএব তাঁর পায়ে করি নমস্কার ।
তাঁর পায় অপরাধ না হউক্ আমার ॥ ৯ ॥
ataeva tāṅra pāye kari namaskāra
tāṅra pāya aparādha nā ha-uk āmāra
I thus offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura. I hope that I will not offend his lotus feet by this action.
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The author offers respectful obeisances to Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura.
He directs these obeisances to Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura’s lotus feet.
He hopes that his action will not offend those lotus feet.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
The mood of Madhya 4 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 his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura gives the following summary of the fourth chapter. Passing along the path of Chatrabhoga and coming to Vṛddhamantreśvara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached the border of Orissa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can respect guide the way you build upon another person’s work?
Offer respectful obeisances to Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura before continuing your reading.
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