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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.77
কভু এক মণ্ডল, কভু অনেক মণ্ডল ।
জলমণ্ডূক-বাদ্যে সবে বাজায় করতাল ॥ ৭৭ ॥
kabhu eka maṇḍala, kabhu aneka maṇḍala
jala-maṇḍūka-vādye sabe bājāya karatāla
While in the water they sometimes formed one circle and sometimes many circles, and while in the water they used to play cymbals and imitate the croaking of frogs.
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While in the water, they sometimes formed one circle.
At other times, they formed many circles.
They played cymbals and imitated the croaking of frogs while in the water.
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
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