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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.57
আজ্ঞা-মালা পাঞা হর্ষে নমস্কার করি’ ।
আনন্দে দক্ষিণ-দেশে চলে গৌরহরি ॥ ৫৭ ॥
ājñā-mālā pāñā harṣe namaskāra kari’
ānande dakṣiṇa-deśe cale gaurahari
Thus receiving Lord Jagannātha’s permission in the form of a garland, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered obeisances, and then in great jubilation He prepared to depart for South India.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received Lord Jagannātha’s permission in the form of a garland.
After receiving that permission, He offered obeisances.
In great jubilation, He prepared to depart for South India.
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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Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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How can reverence and joy come together in my response to the Lord?
Offer obeisances to Lord Jagannātha today, remembering the Lord’s joyful response to His permission.
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