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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 5.196
এত বলি’ প্রেরিলা মোরে হাতসানি দিয়া ।
অন্তর্ধান কৈল প্রভু নিজগণ লঞা ॥ ১৯৬ ॥
eta bali’ prerilā more hātasāni diyā
antardhāna kaila prabhu nija-gaṇa lañā
After saying this, He directed me toward Vṛndāvana by waving His hand. Then He disappeared with His associates.
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After speaking, He directed the author toward Vṛndāvana.
He gave this direction by waving His hand.
Then He disappeared with His associates.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
The mood of Ādi 5 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:
In this chapter the author has described the history of his leaving home for a personal pilgrimage to Vṛndāvana and his achieving all success there. In this description it is revealed that the author’s original paternal home and birthplace were in the district of Katwa, in the village of Jhāmaṭapura, which is near Naihāṭī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associates”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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What stands out to you about this simple gesture of direction?
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