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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.158
মদ্যপ যবন — রাজার আগে অধিকার ।
তাঁর ভয়ে পথে কেহ নারে চলিবার ॥ ১৫৮ ॥
madyapa yavana-rājāra āge adhikāra
tāṅra bhaye pathe keha nāre calibāra
He informed the Lord that the territory ahead was ruled by a Muslim governor who was a drunkard. Out of fear of this king, no one could walk the road freely.
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The Lord was informed that a Muslim governor ruled the territory ahead.
The governor was described as a drunkard.
Fear of this ruler kept people from walking freely along the road.
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
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “freely”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might fear affect a person’s freedom to travel?
Today, pause to consider the safety of a journey before setting out.
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