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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.41
তপ্তহেম–সমকান্তি, প্রকাণ্ড শরীর ।
নবমেঘ জিনি কণ্ঠধ্বনি যে গম্ভীর ॥ ৪১ ॥
tapta-hema-sama-kānti, prakāṇḍa śarīra
nava-megha jini kaṇṭha-dhvani ye gambhīra
The luster of His expansive body resembles molten gold. The deep sound of His voice conquers the thundering of newly assembled clouds.
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His expansive body has a luster resembling molten gold.
His voice has a deep sound.
The sound of His voice conquers the thundering of newly assembled clouds.
Compassion and urgency. The holy name is offered for the age; divine love moves outward toward others.
The mood of Ādi 3 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:
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja has herein presented much authentic evidence from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and other scriptures to substantiate the identity of Lord Caitanya with Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself. He has described bodily symptoms in Lord Caitanya that are visible only in the person of the Supreme Lord, and he has proved that Lord Caitanya appeared with His personal associates — Śrī Nityānanda, Advaita, Gadādhara, Śrīvāsa and other devotees — to preach the special significance of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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In this verse: “assembled”
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Which detail draws your attention more: His golden luster or His deep voice?
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