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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.29
সহজেই মোর তাহাঁ যাইতে মন হয় ।
প্রভু-আজ্ঞা লঞা দেহ’, করিয়ে বিনয় ।।” ২৯ ।। ॥ ২৯ ॥
sahajei mora tāhāṅ yāite mana haya
prabhu-ājñā lañā deha’, kariye vinaya”
“Naturally I have a desire to go to Vṛndāvana; therefore please humbly request Him to grant His permission.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Jagadānanda describes his desire to go to Vṛndāvana as natural.
He asks Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī to speak to the Lord on his behalf.
He specifically asks that the request for permission be made humbly.
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When seeking help, do I care about the humility of the request as well as its outcome?
Make one request today in gentle, humble words rather than as a demand.
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