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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.236
নিত্যানন্দ দেখিয়া প্রভুর ভাবাবেশ ।
নিকটে না আইসে, রহে কিছু দূরদেশ ॥ ২৩৬ ॥
nityānanda dekhiyā prabhura bhāvāveśa
nikaṭe nā āise, rahe kichu dūra-deśa
Seeing the ecstatic love of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu did not approach but remained a little distance away.
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Nityānanda Prabhu saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic love.
Seeing this love, Nityānanda Prabhu did not approach Him.
He remained a little distance away.
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:
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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In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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What do you notice about Nityānanda Prabhu’s choice not to approach?
Spend a quiet moment today reflecting on Nityānanda Prabhu observing the Lord without approaching.
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