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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.116
রসবিশেষ প্রভুর শুনিতে মন হৈল ।
ঈষৎ হাসিয়া প্রভু স্বরূপে পুছিল ॥ ১১৬ ॥
rasa-viśeṣa prabhura śunite mana haila
īṣat hāsiyā prabhu svarūpe puchila
After taking His seat, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to hear about a particular mellow of devotional service; therefore, mildly smiling, He began to question Svarūpa Dāmodara.
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After taking His seat, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to hear about a particular mellow of devotional service.
He began to question Svarūpa Dāmodara.
He asked while mildly smiling.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
The mood of Madhya 14 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:
For nine continuous days during Ratha-yātrā, the Lord remained at Sundarācala, and on the fifth day He and Svarūpa Dāmodara observed the pastimes of Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune. During that time, there was much talk about the pastimes of the gopīs.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mellow”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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