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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.15
সার্বভৌম কহে, — সবে চল’ একবার ।
মিলিতে না কহিব, কহিব রাজ-ব্যবহার ॥ ১৫ ॥
sārvabhauma kahe, — sabe cala’ eka-bāra
milite nā kahiba, kahiba rāja-vyavahāra
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya then said, “We shall go once again to the Lord, but we shall not request Him to meet the King. Rather, we shall simply describe the good behavior of the King.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya proposed that they go to the Lord once again.
They would not request that He meet the King.
Instead, they would simply describe the King’s good behavior.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 12 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:
The next day, when Rāmānanda Rāya again entreated Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to see the King, the Lord, denying the request, asked Rāmānanda Rāya to bring the King’s son before Him. The prince visited the Lord dressed like a Vaiṣṇava, and this awakened remembrance of Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I appreciate someone’s good behavior without pressing for a particular response?
Describe one person’s good behavior today without attaching a request.
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