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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.124
প্রভু কহে, — যাত্রা-ছলে কৃষ্ণের গমন ।
সুভদ্রা আর বলদেব, সঙ্গে দুই জন ॥ ১২৪ ॥
prabhu kahe, — yātrā-chale kṛṣṇera gamana
subhadrā āra baladeva, saṅge dui jana
The Lord said, “Using the car festival as an excuse, Kṛṣṇa goes there with Subhadrā and Baladeva.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord describes Kṛṣṇa’s journey.
Kṛṣṇa uses the car festival as an excuse to go there.
Subhadrā and Baladeva accompany Him.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Lord, in His ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, immediately embraced the King and thus bestowed mercy upon him. When there was an offering of prasādam in the garden, Lord Caitanya also partook of it.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “festival”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do I notice about the Lord’s description of the festival as an excuse?
Reread the verse and name the two who accompany Kṛṣṇa.
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