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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 13.31
তোমার ঠাঞি আজ্ঞা তেঁহো মাগে বার বার ।
আজ্ঞা দেহ’, — মথুরা দেখি’ আইসে একবার ॥ ৩১ ॥
tomāra ṭhāñi ājñā teṅho māge bāra bāra
ājñā deha’, — mathurā dekhi’ āise eka-bāra
“He begs for Your permission again and again. Therefore, please permit him to go to Mathurā and then return.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī says that Jagadānanda Paṇḍita begs for permission again and again.
He asks the Lord to permit Jagadānanda Paṇḍita to go to Mathurā.
His appeal includes Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s return, not only his departure.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When asking to go somewhere, do I also make my intention to return clear?
For one visit or outing you are arranging, clearly communicate both your departure and your return.
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