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TEXT 48
tanra pratijna-more na karibe darasana
mora pratijna-tanha vina chadiba jivana
SYNONYMS
tanra pratijnaHis determination; moreunto me; nanot; karibewill do; darasanaseeing; mora pratijnamy promise; tanha vinawithout Him; chadibaI will give up; jivanalife.
TRANSLATION
Maharaja Prataparudra continued, "If Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is determined not to see me, then I am determined to give up my life if I do not see Him.
PURPORT
satatam kirtayanto mam
yatantas ca drdha-vratah namasyantas ca mam bhaktya nitya-yukta upasate "Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion."
These are the symptoms of a mahatma engaged in the Lord's service in full Krsna consciousness. Thus Maharaja Prataparudra's determination is very much exalted and is called drdha-vrata. Because of this determination, he was finally able to receive Lord Caitanya's direct mercy.
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