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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.177
প্রতীত করিয়ে — যদি নিরস্ত্র হঞা ।
আসিবেক পাঁচ-সাত ভৃত্য সঙ্গে লঞা ॥” ১৭৭ ॥
pratīta kariye — yadi nirastra hañā
āsibeka pāṅca-sāta bhṛtya saṅge lañā?”
“However, let me make it understood that he should come here without weapons. He may bring with him five or seven servants.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The permission to visit came with a clearly stated condition.
The governor was to come without weapons.
He was permitted to bring five or seven servants.
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: “servants”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How willingly do I respect the conditions given when I am welcomed somewhere?
For one visit or meeting today, check and follow the host’s instructions.
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