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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.134
অচেতনবৎ তারে করেন তাড়নে ।
নানামত গালি দেন ভণ্ড-বচনে ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
acetanavat tāre karena tāḍane
nānā-mata gāli dena bhaṇḍa-vacane
When the servants fell down before the lotus feet of the goddess of fortune, they almost fell unconscious. They were chastised and made the butt of jokes and loose language.
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The servants fell down before the lotus feet of the goddess of fortune.
They almost fell unconscious.
They were chastised and made the butt of jokes and loose language.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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: “servants”
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Which words show how overwhelming this treatment was for the servants?
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