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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.64
পাছে প্রভুর নিকট আইলা ভক্তগণ ।
গৌড় হৈতে ভক্ত আইসে, — কৈল নিবেদন ॥ ৬৪ ॥
pāche prabhura nikaṭa āilā bhakta-gaṇa
gauḍa haite bhakta āise, — kaila nivedana
The devotees who had followed the Lord came into His presence and requested Him to return to Purī. They submitted that the devotees from Bengal were coming to Puruṣottama-kṣetra.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The devotees who had followed the Lord came into His presence.
They requested Him to return to Purī.
They explained that the devotees from Bengal were coming to Puruṣottama-kṣetra.
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:
Later, when the devotees from Bengal came to see Him, He returned to Jagannātha Purī. While Advaita Ācārya and the other devotees were coming to Jagannātha Purī, Svarūpa Dāmodara and Govinda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s two personal assistants, went to receive all the devotees with garlands.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.
What can I learn from the devotees’ respectful way of making their request?
When making a request today, express it respectfully and explain the reason clearly.
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