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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.152
প্রথমে মুরারি-গুপ্ত প্রভুরে না মিলিয়া ।
বাহিরেতে পড়ি’ আছে দণ্ডবৎ হঞা ॥ ১৫২ ॥
prathame murāri-gupta prabhure nā miliyā
bāhirete paḍi’ āche daṇḍavat hañā
Murāri Gupta at first did not meet the Lord but rather remained outside the door, falling down like a stick to offer obeisances.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Murāri Gupta at first did not meet the Lord.
Instead, he remained outside the door.
There he fell down like a stick to offer obeisances.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 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:
The King also made promises to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, who hinted how the King might meet the Lord. During Anavasara, while Lord Jagannātha was resting for fifteen days, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, being unable to see Lord Jagannātha, went to Ālālanātha.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I offer sincere respect without seeking attention?
Offer a quiet, respectful bow to the Lord today.
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