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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.27
নারঙ্গ, ছোলঙ্গ, টাবা, কমলা, বীজপূর ।
বাদাম, ছোহারা, দ্রাক্ষা, পিণ্ডখর্জুর ॥ ২৭ ॥
nāraṅga, cholaṅga, ṭābā, kamalā, bīja-pūra
bādāma, chohārā, drākṣā, piṇḍa-kharjura
There were also oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, almonds, dried fruit, raisins and dates.
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There were oranges, grapefruit and tangerines.
Almonds and dried fruit were also included.
The list also names raisins and dates.
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:
He then took the opportunity to massage the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Lord, in His ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa, immediately embraced the King and thus bestowed mercy upon him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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