Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 11.48

tāńra pratijñā — more nā karibe daraśana

mora pratijñā — tāńhā vinā chāḍiba jīvana

SYNONYMS

tāńra pratijñā — His determination; more — unto me; nā — not; karibe — will do; daraśana — seeing; mora pratijñā — my promise; tāńhā vinā — without Him; chāḍiba — I will give up; jīvana — life.

TRANSLATION

Mahārāja Pratāparudra continued, "If Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu 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 Mahārāja Pratāparudra's determination will certainly be victorious in advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Śrī Kṛṣṇa confirms this in the Bhagavad-gītā (9.14):

satataḿ kīrtayanto māḿ yatantaś ca dṛḍha-vratāḥ

namasyantaś ca māḿ bhaktyā nitya-yuktā upāsate

"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 mahātmā engaged in the Lord's service in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Thus Mahārāja Pratāparudra's determination is very much exalted and is called dṛḍha-vrata. Because of this determination, he was finally able to receive Lord Caitanya's direct mercy.

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