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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.112
যাঁর ইচ্ছা, প্ৰয়াগে যাঞা করিবে নিমন্ত্রণ’ ।
এত বলি’ প্রভু লঞা করিল গমন ॥ ১১২ ॥
yāṅra icchā, prayāge yāñā karibe nimantraṇa’
eta bali’ prabhu lañā karila gamana
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa said, “If anyone likes, he can go to Prayāga and extend invitations to the Lord.” In this way he took the Lord with him and departed for Prayāga.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa said that anyone who wished could go to Prayāga.
There they could extend invitations to the Lord.
Vallabha Bhaṭṭa took the Lord with him and departed for Prayāga.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 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:
During this time, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa extended an invitation to the Lord with great respect. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduced Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vallabha Bhaṭṭa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Vallabha Bhaṭṭa leave room for others to offer invitations while continuing the journey?
When arranging a meeting today, clearly tell the other person where they can meet you.
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