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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.43
সেই হৈতে রহি আমি এই কুঞ্জ-স্থানে ।
ভাল হৈল আইলা আমা কাঢ় সাবধানে ॥ ৪৩ ॥
sei haite rahi āmi ei kuñja-sthāne
bhāla haila āilā āmā kāḍha sāvadhāne
“Since the priest went away, I have been staying in this bush. It is very good that you have come here. Now just remove Me with care.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
He had remained in the bush since the priest went away.
He welcomed the arrival of the person He was addressing, saying it was very good that he had come.
He gave a direct request: remove Him with care.
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:
There He narrated the story of Mādhavendra Purī, as He had heard it from His spiritual master, Īśvara Purī. The narration is as follows.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 does it mean for me to carry out a request with care?
Complete one small act of service today carefully, without rushing.
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