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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.82
সার্বভৌম-সঙ্গে খেলে রামানন্দ-রায় ।
গাম্ভীর্য গেল দোঁহার, হৈল শিশুপ্রায় ॥ ৮২ ॥
sārvabhauma-saṅge khele rāmānanda-rāya
gāmbhīrya gela doṅhāra, haila śiśu-prāya
Indeed, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya engaged in water sports with Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, and they both lost their gravity and became like children.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya engaged in water sports with Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya.
They both lost their usual gravity during the play.
Their enjoyment was so free that they became like children.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does their childlike play affect your understanding of gravity?
Pause today to reflect on the phrase “became like children.”
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