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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.186
প্রভু দেখি’ পড়ে আগে দণ্ডবৎ হঞা ।
প্রভু আলিঙ্গন কৈল তাঁরে উঠাঞা ॥ ১৮৬ ॥
prabhu dekhi’ paḍe āge daṇḍavat hañā
prabhu āliṅgana kaila tāṅre uṭhāñā
As soon as Haridāsa Ṭhākura saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he immediately fell down like a stick to offer Him obeisances, and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu raised him up and embraced him.
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As soon as Haridāsa Ṭhākura saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he immediately offered obeisances.
He fell down like a stick before the Lord.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu raised him up and embraced him.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 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:
Haridāsa Ṭhākura also came, and due to his humble and submissive attitude, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave him a nice solitary place near the temple. After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “embraced”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “haridāsa”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What touches you about the Lord’s response to Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s obeisances?
Offer a respectful bow to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today.
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