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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.234
তাঁর আজ্ঞা লঞা পুনঃ করিলা গমনে ।
বিনয় করিয়া বিদায় দিল ভক্তগণে ॥ ২৩৪ ॥
tāṅra ājñā lañā punaḥ karilā gamane
vinaya kariyā vidāya dila bhakta-gaṇe
Taking permission from His mother, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu then started for Jagannātha Purī. When the devotees followed Him, He humbly begged them to remain and bade them all farewell.
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Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu took permission from His mother before starting for Jagannātha Purī.
When the devotees followed Him, He humbly begged them to remain.
He bade all the devotees farewell.
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.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could your own departures show more consideration and humility?
When leaving someone today, take a moment to offer a thoughtful farewell.
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