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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.201
আত্মনিন্দা করি’ লৈল প্ৰভুর শরণ ।
কৃপা করিবারে তবে প্রভুর হৈল মন ॥ ২০১ ॥
ātma-nindā kari’ laila prabhura śaraṇa
kṛpā karibāre tabe prabhura haila mana
When Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya denounced himself as an offender and took shelter of the Lord, the Lord desired to show him mercy.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya denounced himself as an offender.
He took shelter of the Lord rather than merely condemning himself.
When he did so, the Lord desired to show him mercy.
Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
At the request of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then explained the ātmārāma verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in eighteen different ways. When the Bhaṭṭācārya came to his senses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu disclosed His real identity.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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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: “mercy”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When you recognize a fault, how can you turn toward the Lord for shelter?
Offer a brief prayer acknowledging one fault and asking the Lord for shelter.
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