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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 14.63
দেখি’ স্বরূপ-গোসাঞি-আদি আনন্দিত হৈলা ।
প্রভুর দশা দেখি’ পুনঃ চিন্তিতে লাগিলা ॥ ৬৩ ॥
dekhi’ svarūpa-gosāñi-ādi ānandita hailā
prabhura daśā dekhi’ punaḥ cintite lāgilā
At first they were overjoyed to see Him, but when they saw His condition, all the devotees, headed by Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, were very anxious.
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At first, the devotees were overjoyed to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
When they saw His condition, their joy changed to great anxiety.
All the devotees shared this concern, headed by Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.
Intense yearning. Darśana, dreams, and visions of Vraja bring overwhelming separation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Seeing this, Svarūpa Dāmodara and the other devotees went outside and saw the Lord lying unconscious by the gate known as Siṁha-dvāra. His body had become unusually long, and the joints of His bones were loose.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 14
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