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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.25
তোমা-সবার আজ্ঞায় আমি না মিলি রাজারে ।
দামোদর কহে যবে, মিলি তবে তাঁরে ॥ ২৫ ॥
tomā-sabāra ājñāya āmi nā mili rājāre
dāmodara kahe yabe, mili tabe tāṅre
“I shall not meet the King at the request of all the devotees, but I shall do so if Dāmodara will give his permission.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A sannyāsī is expected to preach, not take part in social or political matters. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to avoid public criticism so His preaching would not be hampered.
Dāmodara Paṇḍita was a faithful, loving devotee who immediately pointed out anything that might taint the Lord’s character. Yet he did so without considering the Lord’s exalted position.
By making the meeting depend on Dāmodara’s permission, the Lord specially favored him with a warning. A disciple should not attempt to criticize the Lord or His representative, the spiritual master.
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:
The next day, when Rāmānanda Rāya again entreated Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to see the King, the Lord, denying the request, asked Rāmānanda Rāya to bring the King’s son before Him. The prince visited the Lord dressed like a Vaiṣṇava, and this awakened remembrance of Kṛṣṇa.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.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “favored”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “depend”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I combine sincere concern with respect for the Lord and the spiritual master?
Today, pause before making a critical remark about the Lord or the spiritual master, and reflect on the respect described here.
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