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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.173
বহুত উৎকণ্ঠা তাঁর, কর্যাছে বিনয় ।
তোমা-সনে এই সন্ধি, নাহি যুদ্ধ-ভয় ॥’ ১৭৩ ॥
bahuta utkaṇṭhā tāṅra, karyāche vinaya
tomā-sane ei sandhi, nāhi yuddha-bhaya’
“The Muslim governor is very eager, and he has submitted this petition with great respect. It is a proposal for peace. You need not fear that we will fight.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Muslim governor was very eager.
He submitted his petition with great respect.
The secretary explained that this was a proposal for peace and that there was no need to fear a fight.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you express eagerness while also helping another person feel at ease?
Make one request respectfully today, clearly expressing your peaceful intention if there is tension.
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