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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.12
শীঘ্র আসি’ মোরে তাঁর দিবা সমাচার ।
শুনিয়া তদনুরূপ করিব ব্যবহার ॥ ১২ ॥
śīghra āsi’ more tāṅra dibā samācāra
śuniyā tad-anurūpa kariba vyavahāra
Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī told the two men, “You are to return quickly and let me know when He will depart. Then I shall make the proper arrangements.”
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Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī asked the two men to return quickly.
They were to tell him when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would depart.
Once he knew the departure time, he would make the proper arrangements.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this way Rūpa Gosvāmī retired, but Sanātana Gosvāmī told the Nawab that he was sick and could not attend to his work. Giving this excuse, he sat at home and studied Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with learned brāhmaṇa scholars.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.
What can you learn from waiting for needed information before making arrangements?
For one arrangement you need to make today, identify a detail you should confirm first.
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