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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.70
এত বলি’ তাঁরে বহু প্রসাদ করিয়া ।
স্বরূপ-গোসাঞিরে শ্লোক দেখাইল লঞা ॥ ৭০ ॥
eta bali’ tāṇre bahu prasāda kariyā
svarūpa-gosāñire śloka dekhāila lañā
Saying this, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestowed various benedictions upon Rūpa Gosvāmī, and taking the verse, He later showed it to Svarūpa Gosvāmī.
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Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu bestowed various benedictions upon Rūpa Gosvāmī.
The Lord took the verse with Him.
Later, He showed the verse to Svarūpa Gosvāmī.
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 Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstasy that occurred when He recited the verse beginning yaḥ kaumāra-haraḥ, as well as a description of how that ecstasy was explained in the verse beginning priyaḥ so ’yaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ, by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord.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 do I notice about the Lord both blessing Rūpa Gosvāmī and sharing his verse?
Write one sentence recalling the two actions: the Lord bestowed benedictions and showed the verse to Svarūpa Gosvāmī.
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