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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.30
নিত্যানন্দ কহে — ঐছে হয় কোন্ জন ।
যে তোমারে কহে, ‘কর রাজদরশন’ ॥ ৩০ ॥
nityānanda kahe — aiche haya kon jana
ye tomāre kahe, ‘kara rāja-daraśana’
Nityānanda Prabhu then said, “Who is there in the three worlds who can ask You to see the King?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Nityānanda Prabhu asks who could request that the Lord see the King.
His question extends to everyone in the three worlds.
The question emphasizes that no one is in a position to direct the Lord to grant this meeting.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “to everyone”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I approach the Lord, is my attitude a humble request or a demand?
Express one wish to the Lord today as a humble request, without insisting on the outcome.
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