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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.18
আপনে মহাপ্রভু গায় যাঁর নৃত্যকালে ।
প্রভুর চরণ ধরি’ বক্রেশ্বর বলে ॥ ১৮ ॥
āpane mahāprabhu gāya yāṅra nṛtya-kāle
prabhura caraṇa dhari’ vakreśvara bale
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally sang while Vakreśvara Paṇḍita danced, and thus Vakreśvara Paṇḍita fell at the lotus feet of the Lord and spoke as follows.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally sang while Vakreśvara Paṇḍita danced.
Vakreśvara Paṇḍita fell at the lotus feet of the Lord.
At the Lord’s lotus feet, Vakreśvara Paṇḍita began to speak to Him.
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Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Back to this verse in Ādi 10
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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What touches you about the Lord personally singing while Vakreśvara Paṇḍita dances?
Read the translation slowly, pausing to reflect on Vakreśvara Paṇḍita falling at the Lord’s lotus feet.
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