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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.224
যার সঙ্গে চলে এই লোক লক্ষকোটি ।
বৃন্দাবন-যাত্রার এ নহে পরিপাটী ॥ ২২৪ ॥
yāra saṅge cale ei loka lakṣa-koṭi
vṛndāvana-yātrāra e nahe paripāṭī
“Dear Lord, You are going to Vṛndāvana with hundreds and thousands of people following You, and this is not a fitting way to go on a pilgrimage.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmīs disapproved of a pilgrimage with hundreds and thousands of followers. They told the Lord that this was not a fitting way to go to Vṛndāvana.
The purport describes how large pilgrimage crowds are sometimes gathered to collect money. Such arrangements can become a very lucrative business.
Lord Caitanya visited Vṛndāvana alone, accepting a servant only at His devotees’ request. He never went there with crowds for a commercial purpose.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “followers”, “gathered”
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”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servant”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I think about pilgrimage, am I focused on its spiritual purpose or on crowds and profit?
Write down one way to keep a future pilgrimage simple and free from commercial motives.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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