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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.18
ইঁহারে সঙ্গে লহ যদি, সবার হয় ‘সুখ’ ।
বন-পথে যাইতে তোমার নহিবে কোন ‘দুঃখ’ ॥ ১৮ ॥
iṅhāre saṅge laha yadi, sabāra haya ‘sukha’
vana-pathe yāite tomāra nahibe kona ‘duḥkha’
“If You can also take him with You, we will be very happy. If two people go with You through the jungle, there will certainly be no difficulty or inconvenience.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Those making the request would be very happy if the additional companion could go.
They proposed that two people accompany the Lord through the jungle.
They assured Him that these companions would prevent difficulty or inconvenience.
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:
In this way the Lord passed through the jungle of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) and finally reached Vārāṇasī. After taking His bath at the Maṇikarṇikā-ghāṭa at Vārāṇasī, He met Tapana Miśra, who took the Lord to his place and respectfully gave Him a comfortable residence.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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