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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.48
তবে সবে ভূমে পড়ে দণ্ডবৎ হঞা ।
সবা আলিঙ্গিলা প্রভু প্রসাদ করিয়া ॥ ৪৮ ॥
tabe sabe bhūme paḍe daṇḍavat hañā
sabā āliṅgilā prabhu prasāda kariyā
After this introduction, everyone fell to the ground like rods. Being very merciful upon them all, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced each one of them.
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After the introduction, everyone fell to the ground like rods.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very merciful upon them all.
He embraced each one of them.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
The mood of Madhya 10 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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed His associates about the pollution of Kṛṣṇadāsa brought about by his association with the Bhaṭṭathāris, and thus the Lord proposed to give him leave. Nityānanda Prabhu sent Kṛṣṇadāsa to Bengal to inform the Navadvīpa devotees about the Lord’s return to Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “merciful”, “embraced”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What touches you about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embracing each person?
Offer a respectful bow to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today while remembering His mercy toward each devotee.
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