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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.154
ইথে অপরাধ মোর না লইও, ভক্তগণ ।
তোমা-সবার চরণ — মোর একান্ত শরণ ॥ ১৫৪ ॥
ithe aparādha mora nā la-io, bhakta-gaṇa
tomā-sabāra caraṇa — mora ekānta śaraṇa
O devotees, please do not consider my offenses in this regard. Your lotus feet are my only shelter.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The author addresses the devotees directly.
He asks them not to consider his offenses in this regard.
He declares that their lotus feet are his only shelter.
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:
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.”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: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the author’s appeal teach me about approaching devotees humbly?
Offer a brief prayer asking the devotees to overlook your offenses and grant you shelter.
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