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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.92
নৃসিংহ–আবেশে প্রভু হাতে গদা লঞা ।
পাষণ্ডী মারিতে যায় নগরে ধাইয়া ॥ ৯২ ॥
nṛsiṁha-āveśe prabhu hāte gadā lañā
pāṣaṇḍī mārite yāya nagare dhāiyā
In the mood of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, Lord Caitanya ran through the city streets, club in hand, ready to kill all the atheists.
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Lord Caitanya adopted the mood of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva.
He ran through the city streets with a club in His hand.
In that mood, He was ready to kill all the atheists.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
The mood of Ādi 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
To understand Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstatic love for Him, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa assumed the form of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The attitude of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is considered the superexcellent devotional mentality.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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