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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.22
প্রাতঃকালে ভক্তগণ প্রভু না দেখিয়া ।
অন্বেষণ করি’ ফিরে ব্যাকুল হঞা ॥ ২২ ॥
prātaḥ-kāle bhakta-gaṇa prabhu nā dekhiyā
anveṣaṇa kari’ phire vyākula hañā
Because the Lord had departed, the devotees, unable to see Him early in the morning, began to search for Him with great anxiety.
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The Lord had already departed.
Early in the morning, the devotees were unable to see Him.
They began searching for Him with great anxiety.
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:
Early in the morning before sunrise, the Lord started for the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack). North of Kaṭaka, He penetrated a dense forest and came upon many tigers and elephants, whom He engaged in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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What does the devotees' anxious search reveal about their longing to see the Lord?
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