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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.50
বিংশতি বৎসর ঐছে কৈলা গতাগতি ।
অন্যোঽন্যে দুঁহার দুঁহা বিনা নাহি স্থিতি ॥ ৫০ ॥
viṁśati vatsara aiche kailā gatāgati
anyonye duṅhāra duṅhā vinā nāhi sthiti
For twenty consecutive years this meeting took place, and the situation became so intense that the Lord and the devotees could not be happy without meeting one another.
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These meetings continued for twenty consecutive years.
The feeling between the Lord and the devotees became very intense.
Neither the Lord nor the devotees could be happy without meeting one another.
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:
In this chapter there is a summary description of all the pastimes performed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the middle period of His activities as well as the six years at the end of His activities. All of these are described in brief.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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What touches me about the Lord and the devotees both needing to meet one another?
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