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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.85
চাতুর্মাস্যে কৃপা করি’ রহ মোর ঘরে ।
কৃষ্ণকথা কহি’ কৃপায় উদ্ধার’ আমারে ॥ ৮৫ ॥
cāturmāsye kṛpā kari’ raha mora ghare
kṛṣṇa-kathā kahi’ kṛpāya uddhāra’ āmāre
Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa said, “Please be merciful to me and stay at my house during Cāturmāsya. Speak about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes and kindly deliver me by Your mercy.”
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Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa asked the Lord to be merciful and stay at his house during Cāturmāsya.
He requested that the Lord speak about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.
He asked the Lord to deliver him by His mercy.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Finally the Lord went to Śrī Raṅga-kṣetra, where He converted a brāhmaṇa named Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, who, along with his family, took up devotional service to Kṛṣṇa. After leaving Śrī Raṅga, Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached Ṛṣabha-parvata, where He met Paramānanda Purī, who later arrived at Jagannātha Purī.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.
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In this verse: “mercy”, “merciful”, “deliver”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I approach hearing about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes as an opportunity to receive mercy?
Offer a brief prayer asking the Lord for mercy and the opportunity to hear about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.
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