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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.185
দুই গুচ্ছ তৃণ দুঁহে দশনে ধরিঞা ।
গলে বস্ত্র বান্ধি’ পড়ে দণ্ডবৎ হঞা ॥ ১৮৫ ॥
dui guccha tṛṇa duṅhe daśane dhariñā
gale vastra bāndhi’ paḍe daṇḍavat hañā
In great humility, both brothers took bunches of straw between their teeth and, each binding a cloth around his neck, fell down like rods before the Lord.
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Both brothers approached the Lord in great humility.
They took bunches of straw between their teeth, and each bound a cloth around his neck.
They fell down like rods before the Lord, expressing their humility through their actions.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the brothers’ humility invite me to examine in my own approach to the Lord?
Offer a simple bow to the Lord today, taking a moment to cultivate humility.
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