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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.18
নিত্যানন্দ কহে, — তোমায় চাহি নিবেদিতে ।
না কহিলে রহিতে নারি, কহিতে ভয় চিত্তে ॥ ১৮ ॥
nityānanda kahe, — tomāya cāhi nivedite
nā kahile rahite nāri, kahite bhaya citte
Nityānanda Prabhu then said, “We want to tell You something. Although we cannot stay without speaking, we are still very much afraid to speak.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Nityānanda Prabhu told the Lord that they wanted to say something.
Their need to speak was so strong that they could not remain without speaking.
At the same time, they were very much afraid to speak.
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:
Śrīla Nityānanda Prabhu and the other devotees informed the Lord about the King’s desire, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would not agree to see him. At that time Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu devised a plan, and He sent a piece of the Lord’s outward garment to the King.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 you acknowledge your fear honestly when you need to speak?
If you feel hesitant in a conversation today, calmly acknowledge that hesitation before continuing.
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