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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.112
ক্ষণে নাচে, হাসে, গায়, করয়ে ক্রন্দন ।
ক্ষণে হুহুঙ্কার করে, — সিংহের গর্জন ॥ ১১২ ॥
kṣaṇe nāce, hāse, gāya, karaye krandana
kṣaṇe huhuṅkāra kare, — siṁhera garjana
“Sometimes He dances, laughs, sings and cries, and sometimes He roars like a lion.
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Sometimes He dances and laughs.
Sometimes He sings and cries.
Sometimes He roars like a lion.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
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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
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