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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.198
মৃগ-মৃগী মুখ দেখি’ প্রভু-অঙ্গ চাটে ।
ভয় নাহি করে, সঙ্গে যায় বাটে-বাটে ॥ ১৯৮ ॥
mṛga-mṛgī mukha dekhi’ prabhu-aṅga cāṭe
bhaya nāhi kare, saṅge yāya vāṭe-vāṭe
When the does and bucks came and saw the Lord’s face, they began to lick His body. Not being at all afraid of Him, they accompanied Him along the path.
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The does and bucks came and saw the Lord’s face.
They began to lick His body and were not at all afraid of Him.
They accompanied Him along the path.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu next passed through Prayāga and Mathurā and then took His lunch at the home of a Sānoḍiyā brāhmaṇa, a disciple of Mādhavendra Purī. He bestowed His blessings upon the brāhmaṇa by accepting lunch at his place.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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How does the deer’s complete lack of fear shape your understanding of this meeting?
Pause today to picture the deer walking beside the Lord without fear.
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