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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.193
মহাপাত্র তাঁর সনে কৈল কোলাকুলি ।
অনেক সামগ্রী দিয়া করিল মিতালি ॥ ১৯৩ ॥
mahā-pātra tāṅra sane kaila kolākuli
aneka sāmagrī diyā karila mitāli
Before the governor left, the mahā-pātra embraced him and offered him many gifts. He thus established a friendship with him.
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Before the governor departed, the mahā-pātra embraced him.
The mahā-pātra also offered him many gifts.
Through these gestures, the mahā-pātra established a friendship with 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:
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.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “embraced”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I express friendship through a thoughtful gesture?
Offer someone a small, thoughtful gift today as an expression of friendship.
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