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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.6
সব-ভক্তের আজ্ঞা নিল যোড়-হাত হঞা ।
প্রভু-পদ ধরি’ পড়ে সাহস করিয়া ॥ ৬ ॥
saba-bhaktera ājñā nila yoḍa-hāta hañā
prabhu-pada dhari’ paḍe sāhasa kariyā
Mahārāja Pratāparudra was so humble that with folded hands he first took permission from all the devotees. Then, with great courage, he fell down and touched the lotus feet of the Lord.
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Mahārāja Pratāparudra showed great humility.
With folded hands, he first took permission from all the devotees.
Then, with great courage, he fell down and touched the lotus feet of the Lord.
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:
He then took the opportunity to massage the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Lord, in His ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, immediately embraced the King and thus bestowed mercy upon him.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.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humble”, “humility”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do humility and courage appear together in the King’s actions?
Before joining someone’s service today, respectfully ask their permission.
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