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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.67
তোমার প্রসাদে এবে জানিনু তাঁর তত্ত্ব ।
সম্ভাষিলে জানিবে তাঁর যেমন মহত্ত্ব ॥ ৬৭ ॥
tomāra prasāde ebe jāninu tāṅra tattva
sambhāṣile jānibe tāṅra yemana mahattva
The Bhaṭṭācārya said, “By Your mercy I can now understand the truth about Rāmānanda Rāya. In talking with him, You also will acknowledge his greatness.”
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The Bhaṭṭācārya credited the Lord’s mercy for his new understanding of Rāmānanda Rāya.
He said that he could now understand the truth about Rāmānanda Rāya.
He expressed confidence that the Lord would acknowledge Rāmānanda Rāya’s greatness by talking with him.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was beginning His tour, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya gave Him four sets of clothes and requested Him to see Rāmānanda Rāya, who was residing at that time on the bank of the river Godāvarī. Along with other devotees, Nityānanda Prabhu accompanied the Lord to Ālālanātha, but there Lord Caitanya left them all behind and went ahead with the brāhmaṇa Kṛṣṇadāsa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to let mercy change how I understand another person?
Take a moment today to ask for mercy to recognize a devotee’s good qualities.
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