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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.158
প্রভু-আজ্ঞা পাঞা বৈসে আপনে সার্বভৌম ।
পিণ্ডার উপরে প্রভু বৈসে লঞা ভক্তগণ ॥ ১৫৮ ॥
prabhu-ājñā pāñā vaise āpane sārvabhauma
piṇḍāra upare prabhu vaise lañā bhakta-gaṇa
Receiving the permission of the Lord, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya sat down. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and all His devotees sat on raised wooden seats.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya received the Lord's permission.
After receiving permission, he sat down.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and all His devotees sat on raised wooden seats.
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:
Advaita Prabhu said that Nityānanda Prabhu was unknown to anyone and that it was not the duty of a householder brāhmaṇa to accept dinner with a person unknown in society. In answer to this humorous statement, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu replied that Advaita Ācārya was a monist and that one could not know how his mind could be turned by eating with such an impersonalist.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I show respect before taking my place at a gathering?
At a shared meal today, ask where you should sit before taking a seat.
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