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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.84
“ললিত-লবঙ্গলতা” পদ গাওয়াঞা ।
নৃত্য করি’ বুলেন প্রভু নিজগণ লঞা ॥ ৮৪ ॥
“lalita-lavaṅga-latā” pada gāoyāñā
nṛtya kari’ bulena prabhu nija-gaṇa lañā
In this atmosphere, the Lord had His associates sing the verse from the Gīta-govinda beginning with the words “lalita-lavaṅga-latā” as He danced and wandered about with them.
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The Lord had His associates sing a verse from the Gīta-govinda.
The verse began with the words “lalita-lavaṅga-latā.”
As they sang, the Lord danced and wandered through the garden with them.
Longing beyond ordinary categories. Extreme separation alternates with moments of visionary encounter.
The mood of Antya 19 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:
To stop this, Svarūpa Dāmodara asked Śaṅkara Paṇḍita to stay at night in the same room with the Lord. This chapter further describes how Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the Jagannātha-vallabha garden during the full-moon night of Vaiśākha (April-May) and experienced various transcendental ecstasies.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 19
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What do you notice about the Lord sharing this singing and dancing with His associates?
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