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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.47
প্রভু কহে, — রামানন্দ, কহ বিচারিয়া ।
রাজাকে মিলিতে যুয়ায় সন্ন্যাসী হঞা ? ৪৭ ॥
prabhu kahe, — rāmānanda, kaha vicāriyā
rājāke milite yuyāya sannyāsī hañā?
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “My dear Rāmānanda, you should make this request after duly considering whether it is befitting for a sannyāsī to meet a king.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu addressed Rāmānanda Rāya as “My dear Rāmānanda.”
He asked Rāmānanda Rāya to consider the request duly before making it.
The question was whether meeting a king was befitting for a sannyāsī.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Before making a request, do I consider whether it fits the other person’s responsibilities?
Before making one request today, pause to consider the responsibilities of the person you are asking.
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