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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.231
বৃন্দাবনে হৈল প্রভুর যতেক প্রেমের বিকার ।
কোটি-গ্রন্থে ‘অনন্ত’ লিখেন তাহার বিস্তার ॥ ২৩১ ॥
vṛndāvane haila prabhura yateka premera vikāra
koṭi-granthe ‘ananta’ likhena tāhāra vistāra
Lord Ananta writes millions of books elaborately describing the transformations of ecstatic love experienced by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Vṛndāvana.
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Lord Ananta writes millions of books describing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstatic love.
These books elaborately describe the transformations of ecstatic love He experienced.
The experiences described took place in Vṛndāvana.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”
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What does the mention of millions of books suggest to you about the richness of these experiences?
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