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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.278
স্তব শুনি’ প্রভুকে কহেন শ্রীনিবাস ।
ঘরে গুপ্ত হও, কেনে বাহিরে প্রকাশ ॥ ২৭৮ ॥
stava śuni’ prabhuke kahena śrīnivāsa
ghare gupta hao, kene bāhire prakāśa
While the people were offering their prayers unto the Lord, Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura sarcastically said to the Lord, “At home, You wanted to be covered. Why have You exposed Yourself outside?”
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The people were offering their prayers to the Lord.
Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura sarcastically reminded Him that at home He had wanted to remain covered.
He asked why the Lord had now exposed Himself outside.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 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:
There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. There is also a description of the meeting between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī in the village known as Rāmakeli.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What contrast does Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura point out between the Lord at home and outside?
Read Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura’s question aloud, noticing its teasing tone.
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