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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.178
অন্যের কি কায, জগন্নাথ-হলধর ।
প্রভুর নৃত্য দেখি’ সুখে চলিলা মন্থর ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
anyera ki kāya, jagannātha-haladhara
prabhura nṛtya dekhi’ sukhe calilā manthara
Apart from the others, even Lord Jagannātha and Lord Balarāma, with great happiness, began to move very slowly upon seeing the dancing of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Jagannātha and Lord Balarāma also saw the dancing of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
They felt great happiness upon seeing His dancing.
As They watched, They began to move very slowly.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Their happiness help you appreciate Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing?
Read the translation slowly once, pausing to reflect on Their great happiness.
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