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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.4
সার্বভৌম, রামানন্দ, আনি’ দুই জন ।
দুঁহাকে কহেন রাজা বিনয়-বচন ॥ ৪ ॥
sārvabhauma, rāmānanda, āni’ dui jana
duṅhāke kahena rājā vinaya-vacana
The King therefore called for Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Rāmānanda Rāya, and he spoke the following submissive words to them.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The King called for Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.
He also called for Rāmānanda Rāya.
Although he was the King, he spoke submissive words to them.
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 Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to go to Vṛndāvana, Rāmānanda Rāya and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya indirectly presented many obstructions. In due course of time, all the devotees of Bengal visited Jagannātha Purī for the third year.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.
How could the King’s submissive manner shape the way you ask others for help?
When making one request today, use respectful words rather than a demand.
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