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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.91
প্রাতঃকালে স্নান করি’ করিলা গমন ।
ভক্তগণে বিদায় দিলা করি’ আলিঙ্গন ॥ ৯১ ॥
prātaḥ-kāle snāna kari’ karilā gamana
bhakta-gaṇe vidāya dilā kari’ āliṅgana
The next morning, after taking His bath, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu started on His South Indian tour. He bade farewell to the devotees by embracing them.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His bath the next morning.
He then started on His South Indian tour.
He bade farewell to the devotees by embracing them.
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 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. Along with other devotees, Nityānanda Prabhu accompanied the Lord to Ālālanātha, but there Lord Caitanya left them all behind and went ahead with the brāhmaṇa Kṛṣṇadāsa.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.
What stands out to you about the Lord’s affectionate farewell?
When saying goodbye to a devotee today, express your affection with a kind word.
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