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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.15
নিত্যানন্দপ্ৰভু কহে, — “ঐছে কৈছে হয় ।
একাকী যাইবে তুমি, কে ইহা সহয় ॥ ১৫ ॥
nityānanda-prabhu kahe, — “aiche kaiche haya
ekākī yāibe tumi, ke ihā sahaya
Nityānanda Prabhu then said, “How is it possible for You to go alone? Who can tolerate this?
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Nityānanda Prabhu speaks in response.
He asks how it could be possible for Him to go alone.
His question, “Who can tolerate this?” expresses how unbearable the proposal feels.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
The mood of Madhya 7 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:
When He proposed to travel to South India alone, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu gave Him a brāhmaṇa assistant named Kṛṣṇadāsa. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was beginning His tour, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya gave Him four sets of clothes and requested Him to see Rāmānanda Rāya, who was residing at that time on the bank of the river Godāvarī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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How does Nityānanda Prabhu’s question express His concern?
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