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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.56
ভক্তগণ কাছি হাতে করি’ মাত্র ধায় ।
আপনে চলিল রথ, টানিতে না পায় ॥ ৫৬ ॥
bhakta-gaṇa kāchi hāte kari’ mātra dhāya
āpane calila ratha, ṭānite nā pāya
Indeed, the car began to move automatically, and the devotees simply carried the ropes in their hands. Since it was moving effortlessly, they did not need to pull it.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The car began to move automatically.
The devotees simply carried the ropes in their hands.
Because the car was moving effortlessly, they did not need 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.
What strikes you about the devotees holding the ropes while having no need to pull?
Spend a quiet minute today reflecting on the devotees carrying the ropes as the car moved effortlessly.
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