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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.5
“শ্রীনৃসিংহ, জয় নৃসিংহ, জয় জয় নৃসিংহ ।
প্রহ্লাদেশ জয় পদ্মামুখপদ্মভৃঙ্গ ॥” ৫ ॥
“śrī-nṛsiṁha, jaya nṛsiṁha, jaya jaya nṛsiṁha
prahlādeśa jaya padmā-mukha-padma-bhṛṅga”
“ ‘All glories to Nṛsiṁhadeva! All glories to Nṛsiṁhadeva, who is the Lord of Prahlāda Mahārāja and, like a honeybee, is always engaged in beholding the lotuslike face of the goddess of fortune.’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The prayer repeatedly glorifies Nṛsiṁhadeva, the Lord of Prahlāda Mahārāja.
Like a honeybee, He is always engaged in beholding the lotuslike face of the goddess of fortune.
The goddess of fortune is always embraced by Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī mentions this in his commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 8.5 quotesSB 10.87.1
The following verse was composed by Śrīdhara Svāmī in his commentary on the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.87.1):
Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 8 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:
After visiting the temple of Jiyaḍa-nṛsiṁha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the banks of the river Godāvarī, to a place known as Vidyānagara. When Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya went there to take his bath, they met.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “embraced”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What aspect of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva does His relationship with the goddess of fortune reveal here?
Say “All glories to Nṛsiṁhadeva” while remembering the description in this prayer.
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