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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.28
বহুমূল্য বস্ত্র প্রভু মস্তকে বান্ধিল ।
আচার্যাদি প্রভুর গণেরে পরাইল ॥ ২৮ ॥
bahu-mūlya vastra prabhu-mastake bāndhila
ācāryādi prabhura gaṇere parāila
This valuable cloth was wrapped around the head of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The other devotees, headed by Advaita Ācārya, also had cloths wrapped about their heads.
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The valuable cloth was wrapped around the head of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The other devotees also had cloths wrapped about their heads.
Advaita Ācārya is named as heading these devotees.
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:
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”). Then Advaita Ācārya Prabhu invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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What do you notice about the devotees sharing in this scene with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Reread the verse once, giving attention both to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and to the other devotees.
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