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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.230
একাকী যাইব, কিম্বা সঙ্গে এক জন ।
তবে সে শোভয়ে বৃন্দাবনেরে গমন ॥ ২৩০ ॥
ekākī yāiba, kimvā saṅge eka jana
tabe se śobhaye vṛndāvanere gamana
The Lord concluded that He would go alone to Vṛndāvana or, at most, would take only one person as His companion. In that way, going to Vṛndāvana would be very pleasant.
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The Lord concluded that He would go alone to Vṛndāvana.
At most, He would take only one person as His companion.
He considered that going to Vṛndāvana in this way would be very pleasant.
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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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.
What do you notice about the Lord’s preference for going alone or with one companion?
Write down the two arrangements the Lord considered for His journey to Vṛndāvana.
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