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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.91
গৌড়-দেশ দিয়া যাব তাঁ-সবা দেখিয়া ।
তুমি দুঁহে আজ্ঞা দেহ’ পরসন্ন হঞা ॥ ৯১ ॥
gauḍa-deśa diyā yāba tāṅ-sabā dekhiyā
tumi duṅhe ājñā deha’ parasanna hañā
“I shall go to Vṛndāvana through Bengal and see both My mother and the river Ganges. Now would you two be pleased to give Me permission?”
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The Lord planned to go to Vṛndāvana through Bengal.
On the way, He wished to see both His mother and the river Ganges.
He asked the two listeners whether they would be pleased to give Him permission.
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 that year also, the Guṇḍicā temple was cleansed, and when the Cāturmāsya period was over, all the devotees returned to their homes in Bengal. Caitanya Mahāprabhu forbade Nityānanda to visit Nīlācala every year.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.
How can I show consideration for others when sharing my plans?
Before carrying out a plan today, courteously consult someone affected by it.
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