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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.179
দূর হৈতে প্রভু দেখি’ ভূমেতে পড়িয়া ।
দণ্ডবৎ করে অশ্রু-পুলকিত হঞা ॥ ১৭৯ ॥
dūra haite prabhu dekhi’ bhūmete paḍiyā
daṇḍavat kare aśru-pulakita hañā
Upon seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu from a distant place, the Muslim governor fell to the ground and offered obeisances. Tears came to his eyes, and he was jubilant with ecstatic emotions.
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The governor saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu from a distance.
He fell to the ground and offered obeisances.
Tears came to his eyes, and he was jubilant with ecstatic emotions.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, but he did not abide by this order. From Kaṭaka (Cuttack), Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, and He bade farewell to Rāmānanda Rāya from Bhadraka.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.
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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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the governor’s response show me about approaching Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with reverence?
Offer a respectful bow to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today.
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