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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.144
প্রেমাবেশে নৃত্য করি’ হইলা মূর্চ্ছিতে ।
অচেতন হঞা তেঁহ পড়িলা ভূমিতে ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
premāveśe nṛtya kari’ ha-ilā mūrcchite
acetana hañā teṅha paḍilā bhūmite
While dancing in ecstatic love, Śrī Gopāla fainted and fell to the ground unconscious.
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Śrī Gopāla was dancing in ecstatic love.
While dancing, he fainted.
He fell to the ground unconscious.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Then the son of Advaita Prabhu named Gopāla fainted during kīrtana, and when he did not come to his senses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu favored him by awakening him. There was also some humorous talk between Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu during prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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