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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.89
আপনে তাঁহার উপর করিল শয়ন ।
‘শেষশায়ী-লীলা’ প্রভু কৈল প্রকটন ॥ ৮৯ ॥
āpane tāṅhāra upara karila śayana
‘śeṣa-śāyī-līlā’ prabhu kaila prakaṭana
Lying down on Advaita Prabhu, who was floating on the water, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu demonstrated the pastime of Śeṣaśāyī Viṣṇu.
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Advaita Prabhu was floating on the water.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lay down on Advaita Prabhu.
In this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu demonstrated the pastime of Śeṣaśāyī Viṣṇu.
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:
Seeing this, Lord Caitanya began to push the car from behind with His head, and the car began moving. Then the devotees began pulling the car with ropes.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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