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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.25
অলাত-চক্রের প্রায় লগুড় ফিরায় ।
দেখি’ সর্বলোক-চিত্তে চমত্কার পায় ॥ ২৫ ॥
alāta-cakrera prāya laguḍa phirāya
dekhi’ sarva-loka-citte camatkāra pāya
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu whirled the rod in a circle like a firebrand, the heart of everyone who saw it was astonished.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu whirled the rod in a circle.
The whirling rod appeared like a firebrand.
Everyone who saw this was astonished in the heart.
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
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