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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.33
হনুমান্-আবেশে প্রভু বৃক্ষশাখা লঞা ।
লঙ্কা-গড়ে চড়ি’ ফেলে গড় ভাঙ্গিয়া ॥ ৩৩ ॥
hanumān-āveśe prabhu vṛkṣa-śākhā lañā
laṅkā-gaḍe caḍi’ phele gaḍa bhāṅgiyā
Displaying the emotions of Hanumān, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took up a large tree branch and, mounting the walls of the Laṅkā fort, began to dismantle it.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu displayed the emotions of Hanumān.
He took up a large tree branch and mounted the walls of the Laṅkā fort.
He began to dismantle the fort, expressing those emotions through His actions.
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:
The devotees all became soldiers of Lord Rāmacandra, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in the ecstasy of Hanumān, manifested various transcendentally blissful activities. Thereafter, the Lord and His devotees observed various other ceremonies.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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In this verse: “branch”
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What stands out to you about the way Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu expressed the emotions of Hanumān?
Read the translation slowly once, noticing how each action expresses the emotions of Hanumān.
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