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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.14
রাজা কহে, — তাঁরে তুমি যাইতে কেনে দিলে ।
পায় পড়ি’ যত্ন করি’ কেনে না রাখিলে ॥ ১৪ ॥
rājā kahe, — tāṅre tumi yāite kene dile
pāya paḍi’ yatna kari’ kene nā rākhile
Upon hearing this, the King replied, “Why did you allow Him to leave? Why didn’t you fall at His lotus feet and keep Him here?”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Upon hearing the explanation, the King asked why He had been allowed to leave.
The King asked why the speaker had not fallen at His lotus feet.
The King's questions expressed his desire that He remain there.
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
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “fallen”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do the King's words reveal about his desire for His presence?
Read the King's questions aloud once, attending to his wish that He stay.
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