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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.16
দুই-এক সঙ্গে চলুক, না পড় হঠ-রঙ্গে ।
যারে কহ সেই দুই চলুক্ তোমার সঙ্গে ॥ ১৬ ॥
dui-eka saṅge caluka, nā paḍa haṭha-raṅge
yāre kaha sei dui caluk tomāra saṅge
“Let one or two of us go with You; otherwise You may fall into the clutches of thieves and rogues along the way. They may be whomever You like, but two persons should go with You.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The request begins by asking that one or two companions be allowed to go.
The concern is that thieves and rogues might seize Him along the way.
He may choose whomever He likes, but the request is that two persons accompany Him.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the renounced order of life in the month of Māgha (January-February) and went to Jagannātha Purī in the month of Phālguna (February-March). He saw the Dola-yātrā festival during the month of Phālguna, and in the month of Caitra He liberated Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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Offer someone one small form of practical help today, leaving them free to choose.
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