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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.176
সেই ঘর আমাকে দেহ’ — আছে প্রয়োজন ।
নিভৃতে বসিয়া তাহাঁ করিব স্মরণ ॥ ১৭৬ ॥
sei ghara āmāke deha’ — āche prayojana
nibhṛte vasiyā tāhāṅ kariba smaraṇa
“Please give that room to Me, for I have a need for it. Indeed, I shall remember the lotus feet of the Lord sitting in that solitary place.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested the room, saying He would sit there and remember the lotus feet of the Lord.
Neophyte students should not imitate solitary remembrance by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. No one can suddenly attain the level of Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
Only an exalted person like Haridāsa Ṭhākura or Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu can engage in such a practice. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally exhibits the proper behavior for an ācārya.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
Haridāsa Ṭhākura also came, and due to his humble and submissive attitude, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave him a nice solitary place near the temple. After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”, “haridāsa”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I honestly recognizing my present level rather than trying to imitate exalted devotees?
Before chanting today, recall the warning not to imitate the exalted practice of solitary remembrance.
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