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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.27
প্রতাপরুদ্রের আজ্ঞায় পড়িছা-তুলসী ।
জগন্নাথের প্রসাদ-বস্ত্র এক লঞা আসি ॥ ২৭ ॥
pratāparudrera ājñāya paḍichā-tulasī
jagannāthera prasāda-vastra eka lañā āsi
Following the orders of Mahārāja Pratāparudra, the temple superintendent, named Tulasī, brought one of Lord Jagannātha’s used cloths.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mahārāja Pratāparudra gave the orders.
Tulasī, the temple superintendent, followed those orders.
He brought one of Lord Jagannātha’s used cloths.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in return, worshiped Advaita Ācārya with the flowers and tulasī that remained on the offered plate and said a mantra, yo ’si so ’si namo ’stu te (“Whatever You are, You are — but I offer My respects unto You”). Then Advaita Ācārya Prabhu invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Tulasī’s simple act of following orders invite you to reflect on?
Carry out one small responsibility entrusted to you today with care.
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