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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.202
প্রভু দেখি’ বৃন্দাবনের স্থাবর-জঙ্গম ।
আনন্দিত — বন্ধু যেন দেখে বন্ধুগণ ॥ ২০২ ॥
prabhu dekhi’ vṛndāvanera sthāvara-jaṅgama
ānandita — bandhu yena dekhe bandhu-gaṇa
Thus all the moving and nonmoving living entities of Vṛndāvana became very jubilant to see the Lord. It was as if friends were made happy by seeing another friend.
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All the moving and nonmoving living entities of Vṛndāvana became very jubilant.
Their joy arose from seeing the Lord.
It was as if friends were made happy by seeing another friend.
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:
Thereafter the Lord visited the twelve forests of Vṛndāvana and was filled with great ecstatic love. As He toured the Vṛndāvana forests, He heard the chirping of parrots and other birds.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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How does the comparison with happy friends help you understand Vṛndāvana’s joy?
Reread the translation today and pause over its comparison with friends happy to see one another.
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