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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.103
শুনি’ আনন্দিত রাজা অতিশীঘ্র আইলা ।
প্রভু দেখি’ দণ্ডবৎ ভূমেতে পড়িলা ॥ ১০৩ ॥
śuni’ ānandita rājā ati-śīghra āilā
prabhu dekhi’ daṇḍavat bhūmete paḍilā
The King was very happy to hear the news, and he hastily went there. Upon seeing the Lord, he fell flat to offer Him obeisances.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The King was very happy to hear the news.
He hastily went to see the Lord.
Upon seeing the Lord, he fell flat to offer Him obeisances.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 16 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 the devotees bade farewell to the Lord, the Lord was determined to go to Vṛndāvana, and on the day of Vijaya-daśamī, He departed. Mahārāja Pratāparudra made various arrangements for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s trip to Vṛndāvana.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the King’s response bring together happiness and humility?
Offer one deliberate, respectful bow to the Lord today.
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