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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.205
পক্ষদিন দুঃখী লোক প্রভুর অদর্শনে ।
দর্শন করিয়া লোক সুখ পাইল মনে ॥ ২০৫ ॥
pakṣa-dina duḥkhī loka prabhura adarśane
darśana kariyā loka sukha pāila mane
Everyone was unhappy for a fortnight because they could not see the Deity of Lord Jagannātha. Upon seeing the Lord at the festival, the devotees were very happy.
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The devotees could not see the Deity of Lord Jagannātha for a fortnight.
Everyone was unhappy during this time without seeing Him.
Upon seeing the Lord at the festival, the devotees became very happy.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took great pleasure when He saw the Jagannātha Deity after the period of the Deity’s retirement. At that time Lord Caitanya was accompanied by all the devotees, and all of them were very pleased.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “festival”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the devotees’ change from unhappiness to happiness reveal about their attachment to seeing the Lord?
Pause for a moment to reflect on the devotees’ happiness when they could see Lord Jagannātha again.
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