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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.39
দুই মালা গোবিন্দ দুইজনে পরাইল ।
অদ্বৈত, অবধূত-গোসাঞি বড় সুখ পাইল ॥ ৩৯ ॥
dui mālā govinda dui-jane parāila
advaita, avadhūta-gosāñi baḍa sukha pāila
Govinda offered the two garlands to Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu, and They both became very happy.
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Govinda offered the two garlands.
The recipients were Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu.
They both became very happy upon receiving the garlands.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 16 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:
When the devotees arrived, Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent His blessings in the form of garlands. In that year also, the Guṇḍicā temple was cleansed, and when the Cāturmāsya period was over, all the devotees returned to their homes in Bengal.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do you respond when someone offers you a thoughtful gift?
Express your happiness and thanks for one kind offering you receive today.
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