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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.50
বহু নৃত্য করি’ পুনঃ চলিল উদ্যানে ।
বাপী-তীরে তাহাঁ যাই’ করিল বিশ্রামে ॥ ৫০ ॥
bahu nṛtya kari’ punaḥ calila udyāne
vāpī-tīre tāhāṅ yāi’ karila viśrāme
After dancing a great deal, they all went to a nearby garden and took rest beside a lake.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
They all danced a great deal.
Afterward, they went to a nearby garden.
They took rest beside a lake.
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:
This time, all the wives of the Vaiṣṇavas brought many types of food, intending to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. When the devotees arrived, Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent His blessings in the form of garlands.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I allow time for rest after active participation in worship?
After your activities today, take a short rest in a quiet place.
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