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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.45
অন্যের কি কথা, আমি — ‘মায়াবাদী সন্ন্যাসী’ ।
আমিহ তোমার স্পর্শে কৃষ্ণ-প্রেমে ভাসি ॥ ৪৫ ॥
anyera ki kathā, āmi — ‘māyāvādī sannyāsī’
āmiha tomāra sparśe kṛṣṇa-preme bhāsi
“Although I am a Māyāvādī sannyāsī, a nondevotee, I am also floating in the ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa simply by touching you. And what to speak of others?
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The Lord describes Himself as a Māyāvādī sannyāsī and a nondevotee.
Yet He says that simply by touching the devotee, He is floating in the ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa.
His words “what to speak of others” emphasize the effect that this contact can have on others as well.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Honoring his request, Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed there in the home of some Vedic brāhmaṇas. In the evening, Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya used to come to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “love of krsna”
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What does the phrase “ocean of love of Kṛṣṇa” invite you to value?
Read the verse aloud once, pausing to reflect on love of Kṛṣṇa.
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