Madhya 11.48
TEXT 48
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TEXT
তাঁর প্রতিজ্ঞা - মোরে না করিবে দরশন ।
মোর প্রতিজ্ঞা - তাঁহা বিনা ছাড়িব জীবন ॥ ৪৮ ॥ taṅra pratijna-more na karibe darasana
mora pratijna-taṅha vina chadiba jivana
SYNONYMS
taṅra pratijna-His determination; more-unto me; na-not; karibe-will do; darasana-seeing; mora pratijna-my promise; taṅha vina-without Him; chadiba-I will give up; jivana-life.
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
A devotee with Maharaja Prataparudra's determination will certainly be victorious in advancing in Krsna consciousness. Sri Krsna confirms this in Bhagavad-gita (9.14):
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 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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