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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.94
অপরাহ্ণে আসি’ কৈল দর্শন, নর্তন ।
নিশাতে উদ্যানে আসি’ করিলা শয়ন ॥ ৯৪ ॥
aparāhne āsi’ kaila darśana, nartana
niśāte udyāne āsi’ karilā śayana
In the afternoon, Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the Guṇḍicā temple to visit the Lord and dance. At night He went to the garden to take rest.
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In the afternoon, Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the Guṇḍicā temple.
He went there to visit the Lord and dance.
At night, He went to the garden to take rest.
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:
Near the Guṇḍicā temple is a place known as Āiṭoṭā. This place was fixed up for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to rest in.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.
What do you notice about the afternoon and evening activities described here?
Read the verse once and recall its sequence: visiting the Lord, dancing, and resting.
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