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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.3
প্রভুর হইল ইচ্ছা যাইতে বৃন্দাবন ।
শুনিয়া প্রতাপরুদ্র হইলা বিমন ॥ ৩ ॥
prabhura ha-ila icchā yāite vṛndāvana
śuniyā pratāparudra ha-ilā vimana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu decided to go to Vṛndāvana, and Mahārāja Pratāparudra became very morose upon hearing this news.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu decided to go to Vṛndāvana.
Mahārāja Pratāparudra heard the news of His decision.
Upon hearing it, the King became very morose.
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:
Mahārāja Pratāparudra made various arrangements for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s trip to Vṛndāvana. When He crossed the river Citrotpalā, Rāmānanda Rāya, Mardarāja and Haricandana went with Him.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.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the King’s sorrow suggest about how much he valued Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s presence?
Write one sentence about what the King’s response reveals to you about valuing the Lord’s presence.
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