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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.4
এইমত প্রভু আছেন প্রেমের আবেশে ।
হেনকালে প্রতাপরুদ্র করিল প্রবেশে ॥ ৪ ॥
ei-mata prabhu āchena premera āveśe
hena-kāle pratāparudra karila praveśe
While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was resting in ecstatic love, Mahārāja Pratāparudra entered the garden.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was resting.
As He rested, He was in ecstatic love.
During this time, Mahārāja Pratāparudra entered the garden.
Quoted in the purport ofSB 10.31.9
The incident is described in detail in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 14.4-18), and in his edition Śrīla Prabhupāda has given extensive commentary on it.
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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:
Dressing himself as a Vaiṣṇava, Mahārāja Pratāparudra entered the garden at Balagaṇḍi alone and began reciting verses from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. He then took the opportunity to massage the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.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 the Lord’s inner state while He was resting?
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