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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.204
প্রতি বৃক্ষ-লতা প্রভু করেন আলিঙ্গন ।
পুষ্পাদি ধ্যানে করেন কৃষ্ণে সমর্পণ ॥ ২০৪ ॥
prati vṛkṣa-latā prabhu karena āliṅgana
puṣpādi dhyāne karena kṛṣṇe samarpaṇa
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to embrace each and every tree and creeper, and they began to offer their fruits and flowers as if in meditation.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced each and every tree and creeper.
The trees and creepers began to offer their fruits and flowers.
They made these offerings as if in meditation.
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:
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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In this verse: “embraced”
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How does the image of trees and creepers offering their fruits and flowers inspire you?
Take a quiet moment today to reflect on the trees and creepers offering what they bear.
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