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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.160
কৃপা করি’ কহিলে মোরে কৃষ্ণের মহিমা ।
যাঁর রূপ-গুণৈশ্বর্যের কেহ না পায় সীমা ॥ ১৬০ ॥
kṛpā kari’ kahile more kṛṣṇera mahimā
yāṅra rūpa-guṇaiśvaryera keha nā pāya sīmā
“Out of Your causeless mercy You have told me of the glories of Lord Kṛṣṇa. No one can reach the end of the opulence, qualities and forms of the Lord.
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The speaker has been told of the glories of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
He recognizes this explanation as an expression of causeless mercy.
No one can reach the end of the Lord’s opulence, qualities and forms.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 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:
The Lord next visited the places known as Pāṇḍya-deśa, the Tāmraparṇī River, Naya-tripati, Ciyaḍatalā, Tila-kāñcī, Gajendra-mokṣaṇa, Pānāgaḍi, Cāmtāpura, Śrī Vaikuṇṭha, Malaya-parvata and Kanyā-kumārī. The Lord then confronted the Bhaṭṭathāris at Mallāra-deśa and saved Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa from their clutches.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does knowing that the Lord’s glories are unlimited shape the way I hear about Him?
Take one minute to reflect with gratitude on the opportunity to hear about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s glories.
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