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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.240
সবারে বিদায় দিল করিতে শয়ন ।
এইমত লীলা করে শচীর নন্দন ॥ ২৪০ ॥
sabāre vidāya dila karite śayana
ei-mata līlā kare śacīra nandana
Finally they all departed to rest in bed. In this way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the son of Śacīmātā, performed His pastimes.
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Finally, everyone departed to rest in bed.
The verse describes these events as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is identified as the son of Śacīmātā.
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 do you notice about this quiet conclusion to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes?
Before resting tonight, read this verse once and remember Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the son of Śacīmātā.
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