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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.47
ইহাঁ জগন্নাথের রথ-চলন-সময় ।
গৌড় সব রথ টানে, আগে নাহি যায় ॥ ৪৭ ॥
ihāṅ jagannāthera ratha-calana-samaya
gauḍa saba ratha ṭāne, āge nāhi yāya
Outside the garden, when it was time to pull Jagannātha’s car, all the workers called gauḍas tried to pull it, but it would not move forward.
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Outside the garden, it was time to pull Jagannātha’s car.
All the workers called gauḍas tried to pull it.
Despite their effort, the car would not move forward.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
The mood of Madhya 14 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:
After this, when Lord Jagannātha’s ratha car stopped moving, King Pratāparudra called for many elephants to pull it, but they were unsuccessful. Seeing this, Lord Caitanya began to push the car from behind with His head, and the car began moving.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do I respond when a sincere effort produces no visible progress?
When a task stalls today, pause and acknowledge what has been tried and what remains unchanged.
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