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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.234
নৃত্য করিতে যেই আইসে সন্নিধানে ।
মহাপ্রভু করে তাঁরে দৃঢ় আলিঙ্গনে ॥ ২৩৪ ॥
nṛtya karite yei āise sannidhāne
mahāprabhu kare tāṅre dṛḍha āliṅgane
When someone came nearby while dancing, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would tightly embrace him.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Someone would come near Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu while dancing.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would embrace that person.
His embrace was tight, expressing the warmth of the encounter.
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 does the description of His tight embrace help you appreciate?
Pause over the words “tightly embrace” and reflect on the warmth of this scene.
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