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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.41
মহাপ্রভু মহাকৃপা করেন তোমারে ।
মোরে মিলিবারে অবশ্য সাধিবে তাঁহারে ॥ ৪১ ॥
mahāprabhu mahā-kṛpā karena tomāre
more milibāre avaśya sādhibe tāṅhāre
The King told Rāmānanda Rāya, “Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is very, very merciful to you. Therefore please solicit my meeting with Him without fail.”
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The King recognized that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very, very merciful to Rāmānanda Rāya.
He asked Rāmānanda Rāya to request a meeting with the Lord on his behalf.
His words “without fail” show how earnestly he wanted this meeting.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
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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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In this verse: “merciful”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can I learn from the King’s earnest request for help in meeting the Lord?
Read the King’s request aloud once, paying attention to his recognition of the Lord’s mercy.
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