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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.13
প্রভু কহে, — নিজ-সঙ্গী কাঁহো না লইব ।
একজনে নিলে, আনের মনে দুঃখ হইব ॥ ১৩ ॥
prabhu kahe, — nija-saṅgī kāṅho nā la-iba
eka-jane nile, ānera mane duḥkha ha-iba
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “I shall not take any of My associates with Me, because if I choose someone, all the others will be unhappy.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says He will not take any of His associates with Him.
If He chooses one associate, all the others will be unhappy.
His decision takes into account the feelings of those who would not be chosen.
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
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “associates”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might my choice affect people who are left out?
Before making one choice today, pause to consider how those not chosen may feel.
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