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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.108
মহোত্সব কর তৈছে বিশেষ সম্ভার ।
দেখি’ মহাপ্রভুর যৈছে হয় চমৎকার ॥ ১০৮ ॥
mahotsava kara taiche viśeṣa sambhāra
dekhi’ mahāprabhura yaiche haya camatkāra
King Pratāparudra said, “Hold this festival in such a gorgeous way that upon seeing it Caitanya Mahāprabhu will be completely pleased and astonished.
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King Pratāparudra asked that the festival be held gorgeously.
He wanted Caitanya Mahāprabhu to be completely pleased upon seeing it.
He also wanted the festival’s splendor to astonish Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
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Seeing this, Lord Caitanya began to push the car from behind with His head, and the car began moving. Then the devotees began pulling the car with ropes.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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In this verse: “festival”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the king’s desire to please Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Reflect for one minute on the king’s stated purpose: pleasing and astonishing Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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