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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.46
রামানন্দ প্ৰভু-পায় কৈল নিবেদন ।
একবার প্রতাপরুদ্রে দেখাহ চরণ ॥ ৪৬ ॥
rāmānanda prabhu-pāya kaila nivedana
eka-bāra pratāparudre dekhāha caraṇa
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya frankly requested Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “Please show Your lotus feet to the King at least once.”
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Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya frankly addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He asked the Lord to show His lotus feet to the King.
His request was that the Lord grant this meeting at least once.
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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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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What can I learn from the frankness and respectful wording of Rāmānanda Rāya’s request?
Read the request slowly, noticing both its directness and its respectful appeal.
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