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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.17
তথাপি ধৈর্য ধরি’ প্রভু রহিলা বসিয়া ।
রামানন্দ আইলা অপূর্ব সন্ন্যাসী দেখিয়া ॥ ১৭ ॥
tathāpi dhairya dhari’ prabhu rahilā vasiyā
rāmānanda āilā apūrva sannyāsī dekhiyā
Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was running after him mentally, He patiently remained sitting. Rāmānanda Rāya, seeing the wonderful sannyāsī, then came to see Him.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was mentally running after Rāmānanda Rāya.
Despite His eagerness, He patiently remained sitting.
Seeing the wonderful sannyāsī, Rāmānanda Rāya came to see Him.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 8 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:
After introducing himself, Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya requested Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to remain in the village for some days. Honoring his request, Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed there in the home of some Vedic brāhmaṇas.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s patient sitting help you reflect on your own eagerness?
When you feel eager to act today, pause and sit patiently for a moment.
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