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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.4
পূর্বে দক্ষিণ হৈতে প্রভু যবে আইলা ।
তাঁরে মিলিতে গজপতি উত্কণ্ঠিত হৈলা ॥ ৪ ॥
pūrve dakṣiṇa haite prabhu yabe āilā
tāṅre milite gajapati utkaṇṭhita hailā
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned from His South Indian tour, Mahārāja Pratāparudra, the King of Orissa, became very anxious to meet Him.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned from His South Indian tour.
Mahārāja Pratāparudra was the King of Orissa.
Upon the Lord’s return, the King became very anxious to meet Him.
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 King of Orissa, Mahārāja Pratāparudra, tried his best to see Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the King’s eagerness to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the King’s desire to meet the Lord.
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