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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.211
রথের উপরে করে দণ্ডের তাড়ন ।
চোর-প্রায় করে জগন্নাথের সেবকগণ ॥ ২১১ ॥
rathera upare kare daṇḍera tāḍana
cora-prāya kare jagannāthera sevaka-gaṇa
“All the maidservants began to beat the Ratha car with sticks, and they treated the servants of Lord Jagannātha almost like thieves.
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All the maidservants began to beat the Ratha car.
They used sticks to strike the car.
They treated Lord Jagannātha’s servants almost like thieves.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
For nine continuous days during Ratha-yātrā, the Lord remained at Sundarācala, and on the fifth day He and Svarūpa Dāmodara observed the pastimes of Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune. During that time, there was much talk about the pastimes of the gopīs.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: “ratha”
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In this verse: “servants”
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How does the phrase “almost like thieves” describe the servants’ treatment?
Reread the verse and distinguish what the maidservants did to the Ratha car from how they treated the servants.
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