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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.88
লোক নিবারিতে হৈল তিন মণ্ডল ।
প্রথম-মণ্ডলে নিত্যানন্দ মহাবল ॥ ৮৮ ॥
loka nivārite haila tina maṇḍala
prathama-maṇḍale nityānanda mahā-bala
Just to check the crowds from coming too near the Lord, the devotees formed three circles. The first circle was guided by Nityānanda Prabhu, who is Balarāma Himself, the possessor of great strength.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The devotees formed three circles to keep the crowds from coming too near the Lord.
Nityānanda Prabhu guided the first circle.
Nityānanda Prabhu is Balarāma Himself, the possessor of great strength.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the devotees’ cooperation in keeping space around the Lord?
Reread the verse and identify the circles’ purpose and who guided the first one.
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