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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.208
বৃক্ষডালে শুক-শারী দিল দরশন ।
তাহা দেখি’ প্রভুর কিছু শুনিতে হৈল মন ॥ ২০৮ ॥
vṛkṣa-ḍāle śuka-śārī dila daraśana
tāhā dekhi’ prabhura kichu śunite haila mana
When a male and female parrot appeared on the branches of a tree, the Lord saw them and wanted to hear them speak.
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A male and a female parrot appeared on the branches of a tree.
The Lord saw both parrots.
He wanted to hear them speak.
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
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “branches”
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What do you notice about the Lord’s interest in hearing the parrots?
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