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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.57
তবে রায় যাই’ সব রাজারে কহিলা ।
প্রভুর আজ্ঞায় তাঁর পুত্র লঞা আইলা ॥ ৫৭ ॥
tabe rāya yāi’ saba rājāre kahilā
prabhura ājñāya tāṅra putra lañā āilā
Rāmānanda Rāya then went to inform the King about his talks with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and, following the Lord’s orders, brought the King’s son to see Him.
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Rāmānanda Rāya went to inform the King about his talks with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The Lord had ordered that the King’s son be brought to see Him.
Rāmānanda Rāya followed the Lord’s orders and brought the King’s son.
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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What do you notice about Rāmānanda Rāya’s care in carrying out the Lord’s orders?
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