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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.18
পুনরপি ইহাঁ তাঁর হৈলে আগমন ।
একবার দেখি’ করি সফল নয়ন ॥ ১৮ ॥
punarapi ihāṅ tāṅra haile āgamana
eka-bāra dekhi’ kari saphala nayana
“When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returns, I wish to see Him just once in order to make my eyes perfect.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The King wishes to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu when He returns.
He asks to see Him just once, expressing how precious that meeting would be.
The King considers seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu the perfection of his eyes.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
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. When the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī from His South Indian tour, He lived at the home of Kāśī Miśra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the King’s wish teach me about the value of seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Read the King’s request slowly and pause to reflect on his words, “make my eyes perfect.”
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