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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.193
চলিয়া আইল রথ ‘বলগণ্ডি’-স্থানে ।
জগন্নাথ রথ রাখি’ দেখে ডাহিনে বামে ॥ ১৯৩ ॥
caliyā āila ratha ‘balagaṇḍi’-sthāne
jagannātha ratha rākhi’ dekhe ḍāhine vāme
When they reached the place called Balagaṇḍi, Lord Jagannātha stopped His car and began to look left and right.
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The procession reached the place called Balagaṇḍi.
Lord Jagannātha stopped His car there.
He began to look left and right.
Quoted in the purport ofCC Madhya 16.53
In reference to Balagaṇḍi, see Madhya-līlā 13.193.
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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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