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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.10
রাজা কহে, — জগন্নাথ ছাড়ি’ কেনে গেলা ।
ভট্ট কহে, — মহান্তের এই এক লীলা ॥ ১০ ॥
rājā kahe, — jagannātha chāḍi’ kene gelā
bhaṭṭa kahe, — mahāntera ei eka līlā
The King asked, “Why has He left Jagannātha Purī?”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The King asked why He had left Jagannātha Purī.
The Bhaṭṭācārya replied that such are the pastimes of a great personality.
The reply presented His departure as part of those pastimes.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
The mood of Madhya 10 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:
While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was traveling in South India, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had many talks with King Pratāparudra. When Mahārāja Pratāparudra requested the Bhaṭṭācārya to arrange an interview with the Lord, the Bhaṭṭācārya assured him that he would try to do so as soon as Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned from South India.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I approach the activities of a great personality with a willingness to learn?
Read the King's question and the Bhaṭṭācārya's reply slowly, noticing how the reply describes the departure.
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