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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.36
প্রভু কহে, — রায়, তুমি কি কার্য করিলে ?
ঈশ্বরে না দেখি’ কেনে আগে এথা আইলে ? ৩৬ ॥
prabhu kahe, — rāya, tumi ki kārya karile?
īśvare nā dekhi’ kene āge ethā āile?
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “What have you done, My dear Rāya? Why did you not first see Lord Jagannātha and then come here? Why have you come here first?”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed Rāmānanda Rāya affectionately as “My dear Rāya.”
He asked why Rāmānanda Rāya had not first seen Lord Jagannātha.
His questions made clear that Rāmānanda Rāya should have seen Lord Jagannātha before coming to Him.
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:
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What place do I give seeing the Lord among my plans?
When planning your next temple visit, put seeing the Lord before other meetings.
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