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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.50
ব্যগ্র হঞা আনে রাজা মত্ত-হাতীগণ ।
রথ চালাইতে রথে করিল যোজন ॥ ৫০ ॥
vyagra hañā āne rājā matta-hātī-gaṇa
ratha cālāite rathe karila yojana
Becoming even more anxious to move the car, the King had very strong elephants brought forth and harnessed to it.
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The King became even more anxious to move the car.
He had very strong elephants brought forth.
The elephants were harnessed to the car to pull it.
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.
When you feel anxious about a task, do you immediately look for ways to apply more force?
Before increasing your effort on a difficult task today, pause to notice whether anxiety is driving you.
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