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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.22
যদ্যপি শুনিয়া প্ৰভুর কোমল হয় মন ।
তথাপি বাহিরে কহে নিষ্ঠুর বচন ॥ ২২ ॥
yadyapi śuniyā prabhura komala haya mana
tathāpi bāhire kahe niṣṭhura vacana
Hearing all these statements, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mind was certainly softened, but externally He wished to speak some harsh words.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard all these statements.
Hearing them certainly softened His mind.
Although softened within, He externally wished to speak some harsh words.
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
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