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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.21
ইঁহা-সবা লঞা প্রভু করে নৃত্য-রঙ্গ ।
দধি-দুগ্ধ হরিদ্রা-জলে ভরে সবার অঙ্গ ॥ ২১ ॥
iṅhā-sabā lañā prabhu kare nṛtya-raṅga
dadhi-dugdha haridrā-jale bhare sabāra aṅga
As usual, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced jubilantly. Everyone was covered with milk, yogurt and yellow turmeric water.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced jubilantly.
The words “as usual” show that His jubilant dancing was familiar.
Everyone was covered with milk, yogurt and yellow turmeric water.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 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:
After the Ratha-yātrā festival, Śrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu worshiped Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with flowers and tulasī. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in return, worshiped Advaita Ācārya with the flowers and tulasī that remained on the offered plate and said a mantra, yo ’si so ’si namo ’stu te (“Whatever You are, You are — but I offer My respects unto You”).Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which detail most clearly conveys the joy of this scene to you?
Pause today to picture Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s jubilant dancing as described here.
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