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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.239
সব ভক্ত লঞা প্রভু গেলা পুষ্পোদ্যানে ।
বিশ্রাম করিয়া কৈলা মাধ্যাহ্নিক স্নানে ॥ ২৩৯ ॥
saba bhakta lañā prabhu gelā puṣpodyāne
viśrāma kariyā kailā mādhyāhnika snāne
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then entered the flower garden with all His devotees. After resting there for some time, He took His afternoon bath.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the flower garden.
All His devotees entered with Him, and He rested there for some time.
After resting, He took His afternoon bath.
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:
During that time, there was much talk about the pastimes of the gopīs. When the ratha was again being drawn and the chanting resumed, two devotees from Kulīna-grāma — Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān — were requested to bring silk ropes every year for the Ratha-yātrā ceremony.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the simple sequence of companionship, rest, and bathing?
Take a short, quiet rest today before continuing your activities.
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