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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.145
হৃদয়ে কোপ, মুখে কহে মধুর বচন ।
প্রিয় আলিঙ্গিতে, তারে করে আলিঙ্গন ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
hṛdaye kopa, mukhe kahe madhura vacana
priya āliṅgite, tāre kare āliṅgana
“The sober heroine conceals her anger within her heart and externally speaks sweet words. When her lover embraces her, she returns his embrace.
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The sober heroine conceals her anger within her heart.
Outwardly, she speaks sweet words.
When her lover embraces her, she returns his embrace.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Near the Guṇḍicā temple is a place known as Āiṭoṭā. This place was fixed up for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to rest in.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.
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In this verse: “lover”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What contrast do you notice between the heroine’s inward feeling and outward response?
Make two short notes: what the heroine feels inwardly and how she responds outwardly.
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