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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.229
মধ্যে রহি’ মহাপ্রভু করেন দরশন ।
তাহাঁ এক ঐশ্বর্য তাঁর হইল প্রকটন ॥ ২২৯ ॥
madhye rahi’ mahāprabhu karena daraśana
tāhāṅ eka aiśvarya tāṅra ha-ila prakaṭana
While this dancing was going on, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu watched them and performed a miracle.
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The dancing was going on before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu watched the dancers.
While watching them, He performed a miracle.
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 draws your attention to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in this scene?
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