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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.10
কটিতটে বদ্ধ, দৃঢ় স্থূল পট্টডোরী ।
দুই দিকে দয়িতাগণ উঠায় তাহা ধরি’ ॥ ১০ ॥
kaṭi-taṭe baddha, dṛḍha sthūla paṭṭa-ḍorī
dui dike dayitā-gaṇa uṭhāya tāhā dhari’
The Lord Jagannātha Deity was bound at the waist by a strong, thick rope made of silk. From two sides the dayitās caught hold of this rope and raised the Deity.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
A strong, thick silk rope was bound around Lord Jagannātha’s waist.
The dayitās held this rope from two sides.
Holding the rope, they raised the Deity.
Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.
The mood of Madhya 13 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:
Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune and then started in the car for the Guṇḍicā temple. The road to the temple led along a broad, sandy beach, and on both sides of the road were residential quarters, houses and gardens.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do these details help you notice the care involved in carrying the Lord?
Take a moment today to recall the strong silk rope and the dayitās holding it from both sides.
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