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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.29
তবে মহাপ্রভু সব লঞা ভক্তগণ ।
স্বহস্তে পরাইল সবে মাল্য-চন্দন ॥ ২৯ ॥
tabe mahāprabhu saba lañā bhakta-gaṇa
svahaste parāila sabe mālya-candana
As the car stood still, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gathered all His devotees and, with His own hand, decorated them with flower garlands and sandalwood pulp.
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While the car stood still, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gathered all His devotees.
He decorated them with flower garlands and sandalwood pulp.
He did this with His own hand.
Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After bathing early in the morning, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the deities (Jagannātha, Baladeva and Subhadrā) get aboard their three cars. This function is called Pāṇḍu-vijaya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
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In this verse: “gathered”
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What touches you about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally decorating His devotees?
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