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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 14.98
স্বরূপাদিগণ তাহাঁ আসিয়া মিলিলা ।
প্রভুর অবস্থা দেখি’ কান্দিতে লাগিলা ॥ ৯৮ ॥
svarūpādi-gaṇa tāhāṅ āsiyā mililā
prabhura avasthā dekhi’ kāndite lāgilā
When Svarūpa Dāmodara and the other devotees reached the spot and saw the condition of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they began to cry.
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Svarūpa Dāmodara and the other devotees reached the place where Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was.
Seeing His condition, they began to cry. Their response shows how deeply they cared for Him.
In the surrounding verses, their tears are followed by chanting and practical care for the Lord’s body.
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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Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”
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