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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.285
সবার ইচ্ছায় প্রভু চারি মাস রহিলা ।
শুনিয়া প্রতাপরুদ্র আনন্দিত হৈলা ॥ ২৮৫ ॥
sabāra icchāya prabhu cāri māsa rahilā
śuniyā pratāparudra ānandita hailā
Being requested by all the devotees, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu agreed to remain at Jagannātha Purī for four months. Hearing this, King Pratāparudra became very happy.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
All the devotees requested Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to remain.
He agreed to stay at Jagannātha Purī for four months.
King Pratāparudra became very happy upon hearing His decision.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the devotees’ request reveal about their desire for the Lord’s presence?
Reread the verse and pause to reflect on the happiness His agreement brought.
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