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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.96
প্রভু কহে, এই — ‘সাধ্যাবধি’ সুনিশ্চয় ।
কৃপা করি’ কহ, যদি আগে কিছু হয় ॥ ৯৬ ॥
prabhu kahe, — ei ‘sādhyāvadhi’ suniścaya
kṛpā kari’ kaha, yadi āge kichu haya
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “This is certainly the limit of perfection, but please be merciful to Me and speak more if there is more.”
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Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu affirms that what He has heard is certainly the limit of perfection.
Even after this affirmation, He asks to hear more if there is more to be spoken.
He frames His request humbly, asking the speaker to be merciful to Him.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu questioned him on the object and process of worship and also asked him to recite verses from the Vedic literature. First of all, Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya enunciated the system of the varṇāśrama institution.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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In this verse: “merciful”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I combine appreciation for what I have heard with a humble willingness to hear more?
Before continuing your study today, pause and cultivate a humble desire to hear more.
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