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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.195
মন্দিরের চক্র দেখি’ করিহ প্রণাম ।
এই ঠাঞি তোমার আসিবে প্রসাদান্ন ॥ ১৯৫ ॥
mandirera cakra dekhi’ kariha praṇāma
ei ṭhāñi tomāra āsibe prasādānna
“Remain here peacefully and look at the cakra on the top of the temple and offer obeisances. As far as your prasādam is concerned, I shall arrange to have that sent here.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Temple restrictions prevented Haridāsa Ṭhākura, who was born in a Muslim family, from entering the Jagannātha temple. Nonetheless, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recognized him as Nāmācārya Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
The Lord could have taken him inside but did not wish to disturb the popular custom. He asked him to remain peacefully, look at the Viṣṇu wheel and offer obeisances, and promised to arrange his prasādam.
For someone unable to enter the temple, or who considers himself unfit, looking at the wheel from outside is as good as seeing the Deity within.
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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: “haridāsa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this instruction help me see that an outward restriction need not prevent offering respect?
Offer obeisances today, remembering the Lord’s provision for worship even from outside the temple.
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