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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.98
প্রতি-বৃক্ষতলে প্রভু করেন নর্তন ।
বাসুদেব-দত্ত মাত্র করেন গায়ন ॥ ৯৮ ॥
prati-vṛkṣa-tale prabhu karena nartana
vāsudeva-datta mātra karena gāyana
As Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced beneath each and every tree, Vāsudeva Datta sang alone.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced beneath each and every tree.
Vāsudeva Datta sang alone.
His singing accompanied Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dancing.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about Vāsudeva Datta singing while the Lord danced?
Spend a quiet minute remembering Vāsudeva Datta singing as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dances.
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