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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.182
ঘরে আসি’ দুই ভাই যুকতি করিঞা ।
প্রভু দেখিবারে চলে বেশ লুকাঞা ॥ ১৮২ ॥
ghare āsi’ dui bhāi yukati kariñā
prabhu dekhibāre cale veśa lukāñā
After returning to his residence, Dabira Khāsa and his brother decided after much consideration to go see the Lord incognito.
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Dabira Khāsa returned to his residence before making this decision.
He and his brother gave much consideration to going to see the Lord.
They decided to visit incognito, without revealing their identities.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 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:
Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do I notice about the care the brothers took before deciding to see the Lord?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the brothers’ considered decision to see the Lord.
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