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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 14.91
প্রথমে চলিলা প্রভু, — যেন বায়ু গতি ।
স্তম্ভভাব পথে হৈল, চলিতে নাহি শক্তি ॥ ৯১ ॥
prathame calilā prabhu, — yena vāyu-gati
stambha-bhāva pathe haila, calite nāhi śakti
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was running with the speed of the wind, but He suddenly became stunned in ecstasy and lost all strength to proceed further.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was running with the speed of the wind.
He suddenly became stunned in ecstasy.
He lost all strength to proceed further, changing from swift movement to complete inability to continue.
Intense yearning. Darśana, dreams, and visions of Vraja bring overwhelming separation.
The mood of Antya 14 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:
As He ran toward it, He became stunned, and then the eight ecstatic transformations appeared in His body due to great love for Kṛṣṇa. At that time all the devotees chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra to pacify Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 14
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What strikes you about the sudden contrast between the Lord’s speed and His stillness?
Read this verse slowly twice, noticing the sudden change it describes.
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