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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.171
ধৈর্য হঞা উড়িয়াকে কহে নমস্করি’ ।
‘তোমা-স্থানে পাঠাইলা ম্লেচ্ছ অধিকারী ॥ ১৭১ ॥
dhairya hañā uḍiyāke kahe namaskari’
‘tomā-sthāne pāṭhāilā mleccha adhikārī
After calming down, the Muslim secretary offered his respects and informed the representative of the Orissan government, “The Muslim governor has sent me here.
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The Muslim secretary calmed down.
He then offered his respects.
He informed the representative of the Orissan government that the Muslim governor had sent him.
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 He crossed the river Citrotpalā, Rāmānanda Rāya, Mardarāja and Haricandana went with Him. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, but he did not abide by this order.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.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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How can you combine calmness and respect when delivering a message?
Before conveying a message today, pause to settle yourself and begin respectfully.
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