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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.223
পিচ্কারি-ধারা জিনি’ অশ্রু নয়নে ।
চারিদিকের লোক সব করয়ে সিনানে ॥ ২২৩ ॥
pickāri-dhārā jini’ aśru nayane
cāri-dikera loka saba karaye sināne
The tears from the eyes of the Lord came out with great force, like water from a syringe. Indeed, all the people who surrounded Him were moistened by His tears.
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Tears flowed from the Lord's eyes with great force.
Their flow is compared to water coming from a syringe.
All the people surrounding Him were moistened by His tears.
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:
After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups. After saṅkīrtana, all the devotees left for their residential quarters.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the description of those surrounding the Lord help you appreciate the force of His tears?
Pause today to reread this verse and reflect on its vivid description of the Lord's tears.
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