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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.7
অদ্বৈত, নিতাই আদি সঙ্গে ভক্তগণ ।
সুখে মহাপ্রভু দেখে ঈশ্বর-গমন ॥ ৭ ॥
advaita, nitāi ādi saṅge bhakta-gaṇa
sukhe mahāprabhu dekhe īśvara-gamana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His prominent devotees — Advaita Ācārya, Nityānanda Prabhu and others — were very happy to observe how Lord Jagannātha began the Ratha-yātrā.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu observed Lord Jagannātha beginning the Ratha-yātrā.
His prominent devotees, including Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu, observed with Him.
They were very happy to see the beginning of Lord Jagannātha’s festival.
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: “ratha-yātrā”, “festival”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the happiness shared by the Lord and His devotees?
Pause over the words “very happy” and reflect briefly on their joy in seeing Lord Jagannātha.
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