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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

Madhya 7.141 Madhya 7.143

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.142

প্রভুর কৃপা দেখি’ তাঁর বিস্ময় হৈল মন ।

শ্লোক পড়ি’ পায়ে ধরি, করয়ে স্তবন ॥ ১৪২ ॥

prabhura kṛpā dekhi’ tāṅra vismaya haila mana

śloka paḍi’ pāye dhari, karaye stavana

Translation

The brāhmaṇa Vāsudeva was astonished to behold the wonderful mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and he began to recite a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, touching the Lord’s lotus feet.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Responding to Mercy With Reverence

1
Vāsudeva was astonished by the wonderful mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
2
He touched the Lord’s lotus feet.
3
He began to recite a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

How it feels

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

Madhya 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

While there, He bestowed His causeless mercy upon a brāhmaṇa called Kūrma and cured another brāhmaṇa, named Vāsudeva, who was suffering from leprosy. After curing this brāhmaṇa leper, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received the title Vāsudevāmṛta-prada, meaning “one who delivered nectar to the leper Vāsudeva.”

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

prabhuraof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
kṛpāthe mercy
dekhi’seeing
tāṅraof the brāhmaṇa Vāsudeva
vismaya haila manathere was astonishment in his mind
śloka paḍi’reciting a verse
pāye dharitouching His lotus feet
karaye stavanaoffers prayers

Key ideas in this 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: “mercy”
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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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from Vāsudeva’s reverent response to the Lord’s mercy?

Practice

Take a quiet moment to offer thanks to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for His wonderful mercy.

Live this todayResponding to Mercy With ReverenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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