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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.19
কানাঞি-খুটিয়া আছেন ‘নন্দ’-বেশ ধরি’ ।
জগন্নাথ মাহাতি হঞাছেন ‘ব্রজেশ্বরী’ ॥ ১৯ ॥
kānāñi-khuṭiyā āchena ‘nanda’-veśa dhari’
jagannātha-māhāti hañāchena ‘vrajeśvarī’
Kānāñi Khuṭiyā dressed himself like Nanda Mahārāja, and Jagannātha Māhiti dressed himself as mother Yaśodā.
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Kānāñi Khuṭiyā dressed himself like Nanda Mahārāja.
Jagannātha Māhiti dressed himself as mother Yaśodā.
The two participants each took a distinct role through their dress.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees performed the Nandotsava ceremony, the Lord dressed Himself as a cowherd boy. Thus the ceremony was very jubilant.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “nanda”, “yaśodā”
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