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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.19
যোগ্যাযোগ্য তোমায় সব চাহি নিবেদিতে ।
তোমা না মিলিলে রাজা চাহে যোগী হৈতে ॥ ১৯ ॥
yogyāyogya tomāya saba cāhi nivedite
tomā nā milile rājā cāhe yogī haite
“We want to submit before You something that may or may not be befitting. The matter is this: unless he sees You, the King of Orissa will become a mendicant.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Nityānanda Prabhu wished to submit a matter before the Lord.
He acknowledged that the request might or might not be befitting.
He explained that the King of Orissa would become a mendicant unless he could see the Lord.
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 King of Orissa, Mahārāja Pratāparudra, tried his best to see Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. 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.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.
How can you make a heartfelt request while remaining humble about its suitability?
When making one request today, leave room for the other person to consider whether it is appropriate.
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