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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.11
যদ্যপি স্বতন্ত্র প্রভু নহে নিবারণ ।
ভক্ত-ইচ্ছা বিনা প্রভু না করে গমন ॥ ১১ ॥
yadyapi svatantra prabhu nahe nivāraṇa
bhakta-icchā vinā prabhu nā kare gamana
Although the Lord is completely independent and no one can check Him, He still did not go without the permission of His devotees.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord is completely independent.
No one can check Him.
Even so, He did not go without His devotees’ permission.
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:
In due course of time, all the devotees of Bengal visited Jagannātha Purī for the third year. This time, all the wives of the Vaiṣṇavas brought many types of food, intending to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.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.
What touches me about the independent Lord waiting for His devotees’ permission?
Before making one decision that affects someone else today, ask for that person’s agreement.
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