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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.64
প্ৰতিবর্ষ নীলাচলে তুমি না আসিবা ।
গৌড়ে রহি’ মোর ইচ্ছা সফল করিবা ॥ ৬৪ ॥
prati-varṣa nīlācale tumi nā āsibā
gauḍe rahi’ mora icchā saphala karibā
“Do not come to Jagannātha Purī every year, but stay in Bengal and fulfill My desire.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mission is to spread the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, the only effective medicine in the fallen Age of Kali.
The Lord asked Nityānanda Prabhu to stay in Bengal and broadcast Kṛṣṇa consciousness rather than come to Jagannātha Purī every year.
Seeing Lord Jagannātha greatly benefits everyone, yet a faithful servant must carry out Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s order. Fulfilling His order is a greater fortune than satisfying one’s senses by seeing Lord Jagannātha.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
In due course of time, all the devotees of Bengal visited Jagannātha Purī for the third year. This time, all the wives of the Vaiṣṇavas brought many types of food, intending to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.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.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “fallen”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”
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: “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to put service before a devotional experience I personally desire?
Set aside a few minutes today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, remembering the Lord’s mission.
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