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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places
Madhya 9.57Madhya 9.59

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.58

তুমি ত’ ঈশ্বর সাক্ষাৎ, ক্ষম অপরাধ ।

জীয়াও আমার গুরু, করহ প্রসাদ ॥ ৫৮ ॥

tumi ta’ īśvara sākṣāt, kṣama aparādha

jīyāo āmāra guru, karaha prasāda

Translation

They all prayed to Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, addressing Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself and saying, “Sir, please excuse our offense. Please have mercy upon us and bring our spiritual master back to life.”

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Praying for Forgiveness and Mercy

  1. 1

    They all addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself.

  2. 2

    They acknowledged their offense and asked Him to excuse them.

  3. 3

    They begged for His mercy, asking Him to bring their spiritual master back to life.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara. At Śrī Śaila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Śiva and his wife Durgā in the dress of a brāhmaṇa and brāhmaṇī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tumiYou
  2. ta’indeed
  3. īśvarathe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  4. sākṣātdirectly
  5. kṣamaplease excuse
  6. aparādhaoffense
  7. jīyāobring back to consciousness
  8. āmāraour
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mercy”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can their prayer help you ask sincerely for forgiveness and mercy?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, asking forgiveness for your offenses and mercy for others.

Live this todayPraying for Forgiveness and MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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