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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.100
সবে আসিতেছেন তোমারে দেখিতে ।
তাঁ-সবার বিলম্ব দেখি’ আইলাঙ ত্বরিতে ॥ ১০০ ॥
sabe āsitechena tomāre dekhite
tāṅ-sabāra vilamba dekhi’ āilāṅa tvarite
“They are all coming here to see You, but seeing that they were delayed, I came alone very quickly.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The devotees are all coming to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The speaker saw that their departure was delayed.
Rather than wait, he came alone very quickly.
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:
Puruṣottama Bhaṭṭācārya, a resident of Navadvīpa, was educated at Vārāṇasī. He accepted the renounced order from Caitanyānanda, but he took the name of Svarūpa.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.
When plans are delayed, how can I still make a small effort toward devotional company?
Take one concrete step today toward a planned meeting with a devotee.
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