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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.18
রায় কহে, — তোমার আজ্ঞা রাজাকে কহিল ।
তোমার ইচ্ছায় রাজা মোর বিষয় ছাড়াইল ॥ ১৮ ॥
rāya kahe, — tomāra ājñā rājāke kahila
tomāra icchāya rājā mora viṣaya chāḍāila
Rāmānanda Rāya said, “I duly informed King Pratāparudra of Your order for me to retire from service. By Your grace, the King was pleased to relieve me of these material activities.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Rāmānanda Rāya to retire from his governorship.
Following the Lord’s desire, Rāmānanda Rāya petitioned King Pratāparudra for permission to retire.
The King gladly relieved him of service and provided a government pension. Rāmānanda Rāya credited the Lord’s grace for this relief.
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Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
At this time Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya returned from his governmental post, and he praised King Pratāparudra highly in Lord Caitanya’s presence. Because of this, the Lord became a little soft.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.
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Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “grace”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can you learn from the care Rāmānanda Rāya took in seeking permission to retire?
Write one sentence about how Rāmānanda Rāya followed the Lord’s request while properly informing the King.
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