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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.226
বহুক্ষণ নৃত্য করি’ প্রভু স্থির হৈলা ।
চারি মহান্তেরে তবে নাচিতে আজ্ঞা দিলা ॥ ২২৬ ॥
bahu-kṣaṇa nṛtya kari’ prabhu sthira hailā
cāri mahāntere tabe nācite ājñā dilā
After dancing for a long time, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became still and ordered four great personalities to begin to dance.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced for a long time.
After dancing, He became still.
He then ordered four great personalities to begin dancing.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the Lord becoming still and calling others to dance?
Today, reread the verse and reflect briefly on the Lord's invitation for others to participate.
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