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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.10
আমা-দুঁহার মনে তবে বড় ‘সুখ’ হয় ।
এক নিবেদন যদি ধর, দয়াময় ॥ ১০ ॥
āmā-duṅhāra mane tabe baḍa ‘sukha’ haya
eka nivedana yadi dhara, dayāmaya
“If You will please accept just one request, we shall be very, very happy.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The speakers ask the Lord to accept just one request.
They say that His acceptance will make them very, very happy.
They present their request politely rather than as a demand.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 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:
After attending the Ratha-yātrā ceremony of Śrī Jagannātha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu decided to start for Vṛndāvana. Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī selected a brāhmaṇa named Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to personally assist Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I ask for something, can I explain its importance without demanding it?
Express one wish today politely, explaining why it matters to you.
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