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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.172
তোমার নিকটে রহি, — হেন বাঞ্ছা হয় ।
নীলাচলে আসিবে মোরে হঞা সদয় ॥ ১৭২ ॥
tomāra nikaṭe rahi, — hena vāñchā haya
nīlācale āsibe more hañā sadaya
“It is My desire to stay with you, and therefore if you would return to Jagannātha Purī, you would show great mercy to Me.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord expressed His desire to stay with His companion.
He asked His companion to return to Jagannātha Purī so they could stay together.
He described that return as an act of great mercy toward Him.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 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:
The Lord next visited the places known as Pāṇḍya-deśa, the Tāmraparṇī River, Naya-tripati, Ciyaḍatalā, Tila-kāñcī, Gajendra-mokṣaṇa, Pānāgaḍi, Cāmtāpura, Śrī Vaikuṇṭha, Malaya-parvata and Kanyā-kumārī. The Lord then confronted the Bhaṭṭathāris at Mallāra-deśa and saved Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa from their clutches.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do you receive the company of others with gratitude rather than taking it for granted?
Tell someone whose devotional company you value that you are grateful for time together.
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