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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.92
হেনকালে শ্রীনিবাস প্রেমাবিষ্ট-মন ।
রাজার আগে রহি’ দেখে প্রভুর নর্তন ॥ ৯২ ॥
hena-kāle śrīnivāsa premāviṣṭa-mana
rājāra āge rahi’ dekhe prabhura nartana
While the King beheld the dancing, Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, standing in front of him, became ecstatic as he saw the dancing of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The King continued to behold the dancing.
Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura stood in front of him.
Seeing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dance, Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura became ecstatic.
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:
At that time, King Pratāparudra took a broom with a golden handle and began to cleanse the road. Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune and then started in the car for the Guṇḍicā temple.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 Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura’s response help me notice about watching the Lord dance?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura’s joy as described here.
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