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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.203
নৃত্য-পরিশ্রমে প্রভুর দেহে ঘন ঘর্ম ।
সুগন্ধি শীতল-বায়ু করেন সেবন ॥ ২০৩ ॥
nṛtya-pariśrame prabhura dehe ghana gharma
sugandhi śītala-vāyu karena sevana
The Lord was very much fatigued from the hard labor of dancing, and there was perspiration all over His body. He therefore enjoyed the fragrant, cool breeze of the garden.
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The Lord was very fatigued from the hard labor of dancing.
Perspiration covered His whole body.
He enjoyed the fragrant, cool breeze of the garden.
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.
What does the Lord’s fatigue reveal about the effort of His dancing?
Reread the verse and notice the contrast between the hard labor of dancing and the cool garden breeze.
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