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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.69
এক দিন নিমন্ত্রণ করে দুই-তিনে মিলি’ ।
এইমত মহাপ্রভুর নিমন্ত্রণ-কেলি ॥ ৬৯ ॥
eka dina nimantraṇa kare dui-tine mili’
ei-mata mahāprabhura nimantraṇa-keli
Since they could not get one day each, two or three devotees combined to extend an invitation. These are the pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s acceptance of invitations.
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Some devotees could not each obtain a separate day to invite the Lord.
Two or three devotees therefore combined to extend an invitation.
These are the pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s acceptance of invitations.
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:
When there was an offering of prasādam in the garden, Lord Caitanya also partook of it. After this, when Lord Jagannātha’s ratha car stopped moving, King Pratāparudra called for many elephants to pull it, but they were unsuccessful.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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What devotional service could you undertake together with others?
Ask one or two devotees to join you in a small act of devotional service.
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