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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.71
আর দিনে প্রভুস্থানে কৈল নিবেদন ।
আজ্ঞা দেহ’ গৌড়-দেশে পাঠাই একজন ॥ ৭১ ॥
āra dine prabhu-sthāne kaila nivedana
ājñā deha’ gauḍa-deśe pāṭhāi eka-jana
The next day, all the devotees asked Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “Please give permission for a person to go to Bengal.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The next day, all the devotees approached Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with a request.
They asked permission for a person to go to Bengal.
Their words, “Please give permission,” expressed a respectful request to the Lord.
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:
Nityānanda Prabhu sent Kṛṣṇadāsa to Bengal to inform the Navadvīpa devotees about the Lord’s return to Jagannātha Purī. All the devotees of Navadvīpa thus began arranging to come to Jagannātha Purī.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.
How can I bring greater respect into the way I make requests?
When making a request today, ask politely rather than assuming permission.
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