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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.98
শুনি, — ‘মহাপ্রভু’ যাবেন শ্রীবৃন্দাবনে ।
দিন কত রহি’ তার’ ভৃত্য দুইজনে ॥” ৯৮ ॥
śuni, — ‘mahāprabhu’ yābena śrī-vṛndāvane
dina kata rahi’ tāra’ bhṛtya dui-jane”
“My Lord, I have heard that You are going to Vṛndāvana. Please stay here at Vārāṇasī for some days and deliver us, for we are Your two servants.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Candraśekhara had heard that the Lord was going to Vṛndāvana. He asked Him to stay in Vārāṇasī for some days.
Although an eternal servant of the Lord, Candraśekhara humbly presented himself as fallen.
He asked the Lord to deliver both himself and Tapana Miśra, identifying them as His two servants.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servants”, “servant”
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”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “deliver”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can Candraśekhara’s humble request teach you about prayer?
Offer a brief, humble prayer asking the Lord to deliver you and help you serve Him.
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