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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.58
শীঘ্র যাই’ মুঞি সব করিনু ভক্ষণ ।
শূন্যপাত্র দেখি’ অশ্রু করিয়া মার্জন ॥ ৫৮ ॥
śīghra yāi’ muñi saba karinu bhakṣaṇa
śūnya-pātra dekhi’ aśru kariyā mārjana
“While she was thus thinking and crying, I immediately went there with great haste and ate everything. Seeing the dish empty, she wiped her tears away.
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While she was thinking and crying, He immediately went there with great haste.
He ate everything that was on the dish.
Seeing the empty dish, she wiped away her tears.
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:
Then Advaita Ācārya Prabhu invited Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for prasādam. When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees performed the Nandotsava ceremony, the Lord dressed Himself as a cowherd boy.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vipralambha · Love in separation
Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “crying”
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