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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.217
শুক-শারী উড়ি’ পুনঃ গেল বৃক্ষডালে ।
ময়ূরের নৃত্য প্রভু দেখে কুতূহলে ॥ ২১৭ ॥
śuka-śārī uḍi’ punaḥ gela vṛkṣa-ḍāle
mayūrera nṛtya prabhu dekhe kutūhale
Both parrots then flew onto a tree branch, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to watch the dancing of the peacocks with curiosity.
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Both parrots flew onto a tree branch.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then began to watch the peacocks dancing.
He watched their dancing with curiosity.
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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In this verse: “branch”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the Lord’s attention to the dancing peacocks?
Spend a quiet moment recalling the scene as described: the parrots on a branch and the Lord watching the peacocks.
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