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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.52
শুনি’ মহাপ্ৰভু আইলা নিজগণ লঞা ।
মত্তহস্তী রথ টানে, — দেখে দাণ্ডাঞা ॥ ৫২ ॥
śuni’ mahāprabhu āilā nija-gaṇa lañā
matta-hastī ratha ṭāne, — dekhe dāṇḍāñā
As soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard this news, He went there with all His personal associates. They then stood there and watched the elephants try to pull the car.
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As soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard the news, He went there.
All His personal associates accompanied Him.
They stood there and watched the elephants try to pull the car.
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:
After this, when Lord Jagannātha’s ratha car stopped moving, King Pratāparudra called for many elephants to pull it, but they were unsuccessful. Seeing this, Lord Caitanya began to push the car from behind with His head, and the car began moving.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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