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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.297
ঐছে চিত্র-লীলা করে শচীর নন্দন ।
যেই দেখে, শুনে, তাঁর বিস্ময় হয় মন ॥ ২৯৭ ॥
aiche citra-līlā kare śacīra nandana
yei dekhe, śune, tāṅra vismaya haya mana
In this way, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performed His various pastimes. Whoever sees them or hears them recounted becomes truly astonished.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu performs various pastimes.
Those who see His pastimes become truly astonished.
Those who hear His pastimes recounted also become truly astonished.
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:
The following morning, he was attacked by the disease of visūcikā (cholera). Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very kindly saved him from death and enlivened him in chanting the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa.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.
What astonishes me as I hear about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes?
Reread one of these pastimes slowly and pause over what fills you with wonder.
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