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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.76
আপনে সকল ভক্তে সিঞ্চে জল দিয়া ।
সব ভক্তগণ সিঞ্চে চৌদিকে বেড়িয়া ॥ ৭৬ ॥
āpane sakala bhakte siñce jala diyā
saba bhakta-gaṇa siñce caudike beḍiyā
The Lord personally splashed all the devotees with water, and the devotees, surrounding Him on all sides, also splashed the Lord.
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The Lord personally splashed all the devotees with water.
The devotees surrounded Him on all sides.
They also splashed the Lord, sharing in the water play.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this shared play help you reflect on the Lord’s relationship with His devotees?
Pause for a moment to picture only the scene described: the Lord and the devotees splashing one another.
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