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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.49
মহামল্লগণে দিল রথ চালাইতে ।
আপনে লাগিলা রথ, না পারে টানিতে ॥ ৪৯ ॥
mahā-malla-gaṇe dila ratha cālāite
āpane lāgilā ratha, nā pāre ṭānite
The King then arranged for big wrestlers to try to pull the car, and even the King himself joined in, but the car could not be moved.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The King arranged for big wrestlers to try to pull the car.
The King himself joined in the effort.
Despite their combined efforts, the car could not be moved.
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 you respond when your best efforts do not bring the result you want?
When an effort stalls today, pause and recall that even the King and the wrestlers could not move the car.
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