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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.97
প্রসন্ন হৈল দশ দিক্, প্রসন্ন নদীজল ।
স্থাবর–জঙ্গম হৈল আনন্দে বিহ্বল ॥ ৯৭ ॥
prasanna haila daśa dik, prasanna nadījala
sthāvara-jaṅgama haila ānande vihvala
In this atmosphere, all the ten directions became jubilant, as did the waves of the rivers. Moreover, all beings, moving and nonmoving, were overwhelmed with transcendental bliss.
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All the ten directions became jubilant.
The waves of the rivers also became jubilant.
All beings, moving and nonmoving, were overwhelmed with transcendental bliss.
Jubilation and hope. The Lord appears in Navadvīpa; the theological promise becomes a lived story.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After hearing of the birth of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, learned scholars and brāhmaṇas, bringing many gifts, came to see the newborn baby. Nīlāmbara Cakravartī, who was a great astrologer, immediately prepared a horoscope, and by astrological calculation he saw that the child was a great personality.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 13
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