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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.6
উগ্রোঽপ্যনুগ্র এবায়ং স্বভক্তানাং নৃকেশরী ।
কেশরীব স্বপোতানামন্যেষামুগ্রবিক্রমঃ ॥ ৬ ॥
ugro ’py anugra evāyaṁ
sva-bhaktānāṁ nṛ-keśarī
keśarīva sva-potānām
anyeṣām ugra-vikramaḥ
“ ‘Although very ferocious, the lioness is very kind to her cubs. Similarly, although very ferocious to nondevotees like Hiraṇyakaśipu, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is very, very soft and kind to devotees like Prahlāda Mahārāja.’”
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Although very ferocious, a lioness is very kind to her cubs.
Similarly, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is ferocious to nondevotees like Hiraṇyakaśipu, yet very soft and kind to devotees like Prahlāda Mahārāja.
Śrīdhara Svāmī composed this verse in his commentary on the Seventh Canto of 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 8.6 quotesSB 7.9.1
This verse was composed by Śrīdhara Svāmī in his commentary on the Seventh Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.9.1).
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.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the lioness comparison help you understand Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva’s kindness?
Spend a moment reflecting on the words “very, very soft and kind” in this verse.
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