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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.207
মৃগের গলা ধরি’ প্রভু করেন রোদনে ।
মৃগের পুলক অঙ্গে, অশ্রু নয়নে ॥ ২০৭ ॥
mṛgera galā dhari’ prabhu karena rodane
mṛgera pulaka aṅge, aśru nayane
The Lord then clasped the necks of the deer and began to cry. There was jubilation manifest in the bodies of the deer, and tears were in their eyes.
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The Lord clasped the necks of the deer.
As He held them, He began to cry.
Jubilation appeared in the bodies of the deer, and tears were in their eyes.
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:
He bestowed His blessings upon the brāhmaṇa by accepting lunch at his place. Thereafter the Lord visited the twelve forests of Vṛndāvana and was filled with great ecstatic love.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 moves you about the Lord’s tender exchange with the deer?
Spend a quiet minute today remembering the Lord holding the deer as they shared tears.
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