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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.24
জগদানন্দ কহে প্রভুর ধরিয়া চরণ ।
“পূর্ব হৈতে ইচ্ছা মোর যাইতে বৃন্দাবন ॥ ২৪ ॥
jagadānanda kahe prabhura dhariyā caraṇa
“pūrva haite icchā mora yāite vṛndāvana
Grasping the Lord’s feet, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita then said, “For a long time I have desired to go to Vṛndāvana.
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Jagadānanda Paṇḍita grasped the Lord’s feet before speaking.
He said that he had desired to go to Vṛndāvana for a long time.
His reply brought his long-held desire before the Lord with a gesture of humility.
Concern and affectionate restraint. Devotees seek to care for the Lord while He maintains His renounced practice.
The mood of Antya 13 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:
With the permission of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita went to Vṛndāvana, where he discussed many devotional subjects with Sanātana Gosvāmī. There was also a discussion about Mukunda Sarasvatī’s garment.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 13
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I express a deeply held desire with humility?
When expressing one wish today, state it gently and respectfully rather than as a demand.
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