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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.61
তাঁর মুখ দেখি’ হাসে শচীর নন্দন ।
অঙ্গীকার জানি’ আচার্য করেন নর্তন ॥ ৬১ ॥
tāṅra mukha dekhi’ hāse śacīra nandana
aṅgīkāra jāni’ ācārya karena nartana
Seeing the face of Advaita Ācārya, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu smiled. Understanding that the Lord had accepted the proposal, Advaita Ācārya started to dance.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu smiled when He saw Advaita Ācārya’s face.
Advaita Ācārya understood that the Lord had accepted the proposal.
Upon understanding the Lord’s acceptance, Advaita Ācārya began to dance.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What touches me about Advaita Ācārya’s joy at the Lord’s acceptance?
Spend a moment today reflecting on the sequence of the Lord’s smile, Advaita Ācārya’s understanding, and His dancing.
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