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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.240
দশ দিনের কা-কথা যাবৎ আমি জীব’ ।
তাবৎ তোমার সঙ্গ ছাড়িতে নারিব ॥ ২৪০ ॥
daśa dinera kā-kathā yāvat āmi jība’
tāvat tomāra saṅga chāḍite nāriba
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “To say nothing of ten days, as long as I live I shall find it impossible to give up your company.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu expresses how deeply He values His companion’s company.
His desire to remain together extends far beyond ten days.
He says that, as long as He lives, He will find it impossible to give up this company.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After some days, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya to retire from government service and come to Jagannātha Purī. These descriptions of the meetings between Rāmānanda Rāya and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are taken from the notebook of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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In this verse: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I take time to appreciate company that is spiritually precious to me?
Tell someone whose spiritual company you value that you appreciate spending time together.
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