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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.134
স্বরূপ-গোসাঞি জানে, না কহে অর্থ তার ।
শ্রীরূপ-গোসাঞি কৈল সে অর্থ প্রচার ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
svarūpa-gosāñi jāne, nā kahe artha tāra
śrī-rūpa-gosāñi kaila se artha pracāra
The meaning of those verses was known to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, but he did not reveal it. However, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī has broadcast the meaning.
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Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī knew the meaning of those verses.
Although he knew their meaning, he did not reveal it.
Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī has broadcast their meaning.
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:
When the cars reached the place known as Balagaṇḍi, the devotees offered the deities simple food. At this time, in a nearby garden, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees took a brief rest from the dancing.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
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