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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.63
এইমত লীলা প্রভু কৈল কতক্ষণ ।
আপনে গায়েন, নাচা’ন নিজ-ভক্তগণ ॥ ৬৩ ॥
ei-mata līlā prabhu kaila kata-kṣaṇa
āpane gāyena, nācā’na nija-bhakta-gaṇa
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed His pastimes for some time in this way. He personally sang and induced His personal associates to dance.
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Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued His pastimes in this way for some time.
He personally sang.
He induced His personal associates to dance.
Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.
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Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune and then started in the car for the Guṇḍicā temple. The road to the temple led along a broad, sandy beach, and on both sides of the road were residential quarters, houses and gardens.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
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