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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 18.41
সমুদ্রের তীরে আসি’ যুকতি করিলা ।
চিরায়ু-পর্বত-দিকে কতজন গেলা ॥ ৪১ ॥
samudrera tīre āsi’ yukati karilā
cirāyu-parvata-dike kata-jana gelā
When they arrived at the seashore, they conferred among themselves. Then some of them sought out Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Caṭaka-parvata.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
When the devotees arrived at the seashore, they conferred among themselves.
They continued seeking Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu despite their fears.
Some of them searched for Him at Caṭaka-parvata.
Desperate longing and relief. Mistaking the sea for Yamunā, the Lord enters it; devotees find and revive Him.
The mood of Antya 18 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:
On an autumn evening when the moon was full, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu walked along the seashore near the Āiṭoṭā temple. Mistaking the sea for the Yamunā River, He jumped into it, hoping to see the water pastimes Kṛṣṇa enjoyed with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and the other gopīs.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 18
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can you learn from the devotees’ choice to confer before continuing their search?
Before taking one step in a shared task today, briefly consult the others involved.
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