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Śrī   Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-liā, Ch.14]]
ing Lord Jagannātha as a menial sweeper, the Lord’s mercy upon the King became a solid fact. When Mahārāja Pratāparudra, in the dress of a Vaiṣṇava, was serving the Lord, the Lord did not even inquire who he was. Rather, He had compassion upon him and began to embrace him.
Krṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī wants to point out that nothing could compare to the Lord's mercy toward Mahārāja Pratāparudra; therefore he uses the word  dekha  ("just see") and  caitanyera krpā-mahābala  ("how powerful is the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu"). This is also confirmed by Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī:  yat-kāruṇya-kaṭākṣa-vaibhava-vatām  ( Caitanya-candrāmṛta , 5). Even a little of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mercy serves as a great asset for spiritual advancement. Therefore the Krṣṇa consciousness movement must be spread through the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. When Rūpa Gosvāmī experienced the mercy and magnanimity of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he said:
namo mahā-vadānyāya  
 kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya te  
 kṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya-  
 nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya who is more magnanimous than any other  avatāra , even Kṛṣṇa Himself, because He is bestowing freely what no one else has ever given—pure love of Kṛṣṇa.” Śrīla Locana dāsa Ṭhākura has also sung,  parama karuṇa, pahuṅ dui jana, nitāi-gaura-candra : “The two brothers Nitāi and Gaura are so kind that no one can compare to them.” Similarly, Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung:
vrajendra-nandana yei, śacī-suta haila sei, balarāma ha-ila nitāi, dīna-hīna yata chila, hari-nāme uddhārila, tāʼra sākṣī jagāi-mādhāi
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s special mission is the deliverance of all fallen souls in Kali-yuga. Devotees of Kṛṣṇa must persistently seek the favor and mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to become fit to return home, back to Godhead.
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প্রভু বলে,—কে ভুমি, করিলা মোর ছিত   ? আচক্ষিতে আসি’ পিয়াও কৃষ্ণলীলায্বত   ? ১৭ ॥
prabhu bale, —ke tumi, karilā mora hita?  
 ācambite āsi’ piyāo krṣṇa-lilāmṛta?