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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.225
প্ৰভুর প্রেমাবেশ দেখি’ ব্রাহ্মণ — বিস্মিত ।
প্রভুর রক্ষা লাগি’ বিপ্র হইলা চিন্তিত ॥ ২২৫ ॥
prabhura premāveśa dekhi’ brāhmaṇa — vismita
prabhura rakṣā lāgi’ vipra ha-ilā cintita
The brāhmaṇa was astounded to see the symptoms of ecstatic love exhibited by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He then became anxious to give the Lord protection.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited symptoms of ecstatic love.
The brāhmaṇa was astounded to see these symptoms.
He then became anxious to give the Lord protection.
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: “ecstatic love”
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