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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.34
এক বহির্বাস যদি দেহ’ কৃপা করি’ ।
তাহা পাঞা প্রাণ রাখে তোমার আশা ধরি’ ॥ ৩৪ ॥
eka bahirvāsa yadi deha’ kṛpā kari’
tāhā pāñā prāṇa rākhe tomāra āśā dhari’
“If You, out of Your mercy, send one of Your outer garments to the King, the King would live hoping to see You some time in the future.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Nityānanda Prabhu tactfully suggested that Caitanya Mahāprabhu send an old outer garment to the King.
Although the King could not meet the Lord, receiving His cloth would pacify him and sustain his hope of seeing Him.
The King would understand the gift as the Lord’s mercy and would not do anything drastic, such as giving up his life or becoming a mendicant.
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:
At that time Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu devised a plan, and He sent a piece of the Lord’s outward garment to the King. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can I learn from Nityānanda Prabhu’s tactful care for the King?
Offer one small, thoughtful gesture of care to someone who is disappointed today.
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