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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.220
তবে প্রভু জগন্নাথের মন্দির বেড়িয়া ।
প্রদক্ষিণ করি’ বুলেন নর্তন করিয়া ॥ ২২০ ॥
tabe prabhu jagannāthera mandira beḍiyā
pradakṣiṇa kari’ bulena nartana kariyā
At this time Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu circumambulated the temple of Jagannātha and continuously danced about the whole area.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu circumambulated the temple of Jagannātha.
As He went around the temple, He continuously danced.
His dancing extended throughout the whole area.
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
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What impresses you about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s continuous dancing around the temple?
Spend a quiet minute picturing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu circumambulating the temple and dancing throughout the area.
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