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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.111
তাঁর ঠাঞি মন্ত্র লৈল যতন করিঞা ।
চলিলা দক্ষিণে পুরী তাঁরে দীক্ষা দিঞা ॥ ১১১ ॥
tāṅra ṭhāñi mantra laila yatana kariñā
calilā dakṣiṇe purī tāṅre dīkṣā diñā
Advaita Ācārya begged to be initiated by Mādhavendra Purī. After initiating Him, Mādhavendra Purī started for South India.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Advaita Ācārya begged Mādhavendra Purī to initiate Him.
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura explains that Mādhavendra Purī was a sannyāsī in the disciplic succession of the Madhva-sampradāya.
After initiating Advaita Ācārya, Mādhavendra Purī set out for South India.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
The mood of Madhya 4 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:
Having received this order, Mādhavendra Purī immediately started for Orissa. Traveling through Bengal, he reached Remuṇā village and there received a pot of condensed milk ( kṣīra ) offered to the Deity of Gopīnāthajī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can I learn from Advaita Ācārya’s humble request for initiation?
Write one sentence about the humility shown in asking to receive initiation.
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