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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.230
চারিদিকে নৃত্যগীত করে যত জন ।
সবে দেখে, — প্ৰভু করে আমারে দরশন ॥ ২৩০ ॥
cāri-dike nṛtya-gīta kare yata jana
sabe dekhe, — prabhu kare āmāre daraśana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood in the middle of the dancers, and all the dancers in all directions perceived that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was looking at them.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood in the middle of the dancers.
The dancers surrounded Him in all directions.
All the dancers perceived that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was looking at them.
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.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What strikes you about every dancer perceiving His gaze?
Spend a quiet moment reflecting on the words “all the dancers,” noting that none were left out of this experience.
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