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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.28
অতএব তুমি সব রহ নীলাচলে ।
দিন কত আমি তীর্থ ভ্রমিব একলে ॥” ২৮ ॥
ataeva tumi saba raha nīlācale
dina kata āmi tīrtha bhramiba ekale”
“You should all therefore remain here in Nīlācala for some days while I tour the sacred places of pilgrimage alone.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord asks everyone to remain in Nīlācala.
He asks them to stay there for some days.
He intends to tour the sacred places of pilgrimage alone.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I respect a request to remain behind rather than insist on accompanying someone?
Today, respect someone’s expressed wish to spend time alone.
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