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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 10.73
প্রতি রোম-কূপে হয় প্রস্বেদ, রক্তোদ্গম ।
‘জজ’ ‘গগ’ ‘পরি’ ‘মুমু’ — গদ্গদ বচন ॥ ৭৩ ॥
prati roma-kūpe haya prasveda, raktodgama
‘jaja’ ‘gaga’ ‘pari’ ‘mumu’ — gadgada vacana
He bled and perspired from every pore of His body. His voice faltered. Unable to say the line properly, He uttered only “jaja gaga pari mumu.”
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The Lord bled and perspired from every pore of His body.
His voice faltered, and He could not say the line properly.
He uttered only “jaja gaga pari mumu,” as His ecstatic state continued.
Tender service. Food prepared and carried with love becomes a medium of intimate exchange.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
As previously, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed the cleansing ceremony at Guṇḍicā and chanted the famous verse jagamohana-pari-muṇḍā yāu. After kīrtana ended, He distributed prasādam to all the devotees and also took some Himself.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 10
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