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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.115
“যদি বর দিবে, তবে রহ এই স্থানে ।
কিঙ্করেরে দয়া তব সর্বলোকে জানে ॥” ১১৫ ॥
“yadi vara dibe, tabe raha ei sthāne
kiṅkarere dayā tava sarva-loke jāne”
The brāhmaṇas said, “Please remain here so that people all over the world will know how merciful You are to Your servants.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The brāhmaṇas asked the Lord to remain there.
They wanted people all over the world to know His mercy.
Their request highlighted how merciful the Lord is to His servants.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
The mood of Madhya 5 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:
With the help of Lord Jagannātha, King Puruṣottama-deva fought the King of Vidyānagara and defeated him. Thus he took charge of both the King’s daughter and his kingdom as well.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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”
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: “servants”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the benediction the brāhmaṇas requested?
Read the brāhmaṇas’ request aloud once, paying attention to their wish that others know the Lord’s mercy.
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