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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.39
রামানন্দ রায় যবে ‘দক্ষিণ’ হৈতে আইলা ।
প্রভুসঙ্গে রহিতে রাজাকে নিবেদিলা ॥ ৩৯ ॥
rāmānanda rāya yabe ‘dakṣiṇa’ haite āilā
prabhu-saṅge rahite rājāke nivedilā
After returning from his service in South India, Rāmānanda Rāya requested the King to allow him to remain with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Rāmānanda Rāya returned from his service in South India.
He wished to remain with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He requested the King’s permission to do so.
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.
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: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I express my devotional wishes while respecting those whose permission is needed?
Identify one devotional activity you wish to make time for, and respectfully request any permission needed.
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