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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.99
এক এক বৃক্ষতলে এক এক গান গায় ।
পরম-আবেশে একা নাচে গৌররায় ॥ ৯৯ ॥
eka eka vṛkṣa-tale eka eka gāna gāya
parama-āveśe ekā nāce gaurarāya
As Vāsudeva Datta sang a different song beneath each and every tree, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced there alone in great ecstasy.
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Vāsudeva Datta sang a different song beneath each and every tree.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced there alone.
The Lord danced in great ecstasy as Vāsudeva Datta sang.
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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How does the phrase “in great ecstasy” shape your understanding of the Lord’s dancing?
Reread the verse and dwell for a moment on the joy of the Lord’s dancing.
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