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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.9
কার্তিক আইলে কহে — এবে মহাশীত ।
দোলযাত্রা দেখি’ যাও — এই ভাল রীত ॥ ৯ ॥
kārtika āile kahe — ebe mahā-śīta
dola-yātrā dekhi’ yāo — ei bhāla rīta
However, when the month of Kārttika came, they both told the Lord, “Now it is very cold. It is better that You wait to see the Dola-yātrā festival and then go. That will be very nice.”
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When the month of Kārttika came, they both told the Lord that it was very cold.
They suggested that He wait to see the Dola-yātrā festival before leaving.
They presented this delay as something that would be very nice.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
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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
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In this verse: “festival”
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Read their request aloud once, noticing how gently they ask the Lord to stay.
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