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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.107
সকল দেখিয়ে তাঁতে অদ্ভুত-কথন ।
প্রকাণ্ড-শরীর, শুদ্ধকাঞ্চন-বরণ ॥ ১০৭ ॥
sakala dekhiye tāṅte adbhuta-kathana
prakāṇḍa-śarīra, śuddha-kāñcana-varaṇa
“Everything is wonderful about that sannyāsī. He has a very well built and luxuriant body, and His complexion is like purified gold.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Everything about this sannyāsī is described as wonderful.
His body is very well built and luxuriant.
His complexion is like purified gold.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 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:
After taking His bath at the Maṇikarṇikā-ghāṭa at Vārāṇasī, He met Tapana Miśra, who took the Lord to his place and respectfully gave Him a comfortable residence. At Vārāṇasī, Vaidya Candraśekhara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s old friend, also rendered service unto Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What draws your attention in this description of His wonderful appearance?
Read the description slowly today, pausing to reflect on His golden complexion.
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