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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.210
দর্শন-লোভেতে করি’ মর্যাদা লঙ্ঘন ।
ভোগ-মণ্ডপে যাঞা করে শ্রীমুখ দর্শন ॥ ২১০ ॥
darśana-lobhete kari’ maryādā laṅghana
bhoga-maṇḍape yāñā kare śrī-mukha darśana
Out of great eagerness to see the Lord, they all neglected the regulative principles and, just to see the Lord’s face, went to the place where the food was offered.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
There are many regulative principles of Deity worship. One prohibits entering the room where food is offered to Lord Jagannātha.
The devotees had not seen the Lord for fifteen days and were greatly eager to see His face.
In this case, their eagerness led them to overrule the regulative principles and enter the offering room.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this exceptional incident reveal about the devotees’ longing to see the Lord?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the devotees’ longing to see the Lord’s face after fifteen days.
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