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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.128
প্রেমানন্দে হৈলা দুঁহে পরম অস্থির ।
সময় দেখিয়া প্রভু হৈলা কিছু ধীর ॥ ১২৮ ॥
premānande hailā duṅhe parama asthira
samaya dekhiyā prabhu hailā kichu dhīra
Indeed, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Advaita Ācārya displayed agitation due to ecstatic love. Seeing the time and circumstance, however, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained patient.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Advaita Ācārya displayed agitation due to ecstatic love.
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu considered the time and circumstance.
Even amid this ecstatic love, He remained patient.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
While Advaita Ācārya and the other devotees were coming to Jagannātha Purī, Svarūpa Dāmodara and Govinda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s two personal assistants, went to receive all the devotees with garlands. From the roof of his palace, King Pratāparudra could see all the devotees arriving.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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When feelings are strong, do I consider the time and circumstance before acting?
In one emotional moment today, pause to consider the circumstances and respond patiently.
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