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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.124
‘যেই পাদপদ্ম তোমার ব্রহ্মা ধ্যান করে ।
সেই পাদপদ্ম সাক্ষাৎ আইল মোর ঘরে ॥ ১২৪ ॥
‘yei pāda-padma tomāra brahmā dhyāna kare
sei pāda-padma sākṣāt āila mora ghare
The brāhmaṇa then began to pray, “O my Lord, Your lotus feet are meditated upon by Lord Brahmā, and these very lotus feet have come into my home.
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The brāhmaṇa began to pray directly to the Lord.
He recognized that Lord Brahmā meditates upon the Lord’s lotus feet.
He marveled that those very lotus feet had come into his home.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
The mood of Madhya 7 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:
The Lord began chanting the mantra “ kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa he. ” In whatever village He spent the night, whenever a person came to see Him in His shelter, the Lord implored him to preach the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. After teaching the people of one village, the Lord proceeded to other villages to increase devotees.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the brāhmaṇa’s prayer reveal about how he valued the Lord’s visit?
Read the brāhmaṇa’s prayer slowly once, reflecting on his wonder that the Lord had entered his home.
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