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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.80
বিদ্যানিধির জলকেলি স্বরূপের সনে ।
গুপ্ত-দত্তে জলকেলি করে দুইজনে ॥ ৮০ ॥
vidyānidhira jala-keli svarūpera sane
gupta-datte jala-keli kare dui jane
Svarūpa Dāmodara and Vidyānidhi also threw water upon each other, and Murāri Gupta and Vāsudeva Datta also sported in that way.
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Svarūpa Dāmodara and Vidyānidhi threw water upon each other.
Murāri Gupta and Vāsudeva Datta also sported together.
Both pairs shared in the same kind of water play.
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:
For nine continuous days during Ratha-yātrā, the Lord remained at Sundarācala, and on the fifth day He and Svarūpa Dāmodara observed the pastimes of Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune. During that time, there was much talk about the pastimes of the gopīs.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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What stands out to you about these devotees sharing in the water play?
Read the four names aloud, noting which devotees were paired together.
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