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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.9
শুনিতে শুনিতে প্রভুর সন্তোষ অপার ।
‘বল, বল’ বলি’ প্রভু বলে বার বার ॥ ৯ ॥
śunite śunite prabhura santoṣa apāra
‘bala, bala’ bali’ prabhu bale bāra bāra
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard these verses, He was pleased beyond limits, and He said again and again, “Go on reciting, go on reciting.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard the verses with pleasure beyond limits.
He asked the reciter to continue: “Go on reciting, go on reciting.”
He repeated His request again and again, showing His eagerness to hear more.
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:
Dressing himself as a Vaiṣṇava, Mahārāja Pratāparudra entered the garden at Balagaṇḍi alone and began reciting verses from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. He then took the opportunity to massage the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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