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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.166
কভু কোন অঙ্গে দেখি পুলক–কদম্ব ।
এক অঙ্গে জাড্য তাঁর, আর অঙ্গে কম্প ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
kabhu kona aṅge dekhi pulaka-kadamba
eka aṅge jāḍya tāṅra, āra aṅge kampa
Sometimes there were eruptions of ecstasy like kadamba flowers on some parts of his body, and sometimes one limb would be stunned while another would be trembling.
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Sometimes eruptions of ecstasy appeared on parts of his body.
These eruptions were compared to kadamba flowers.
Sometimes one limb was stunned while another was trembling.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Mahā-Viṣṇu places His glance over the material energy, and by a reflection of His transcendental body He amalgamates Himself within the material elements. As the source of the material elements, the material energy is known as pradhāna, and as the source of the manifestations of the material energy it is known as māyā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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What do these contrasting bodily states help you notice about the description of ecstasy?
Read the verse slowly and identify its three bodily descriptions: eruptions, stillness, and trembling.
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