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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.24
প্রসিদ্ধ পথ ছাড়ি’ প্রভু উপপথে চলিলা ।
‘কটক’ ডাহিনে করি’ বনে প্রবেশিলা ॥ ২৪ ॥
prasiddha patha chāḍi’ prabhu upapathe calilā
‘kaṭaka’ ḍāhine kari’ vane praveśilā
The Lord abandoned walking on the well-known public road and went instead along a bypass. He thus kept the city of Kaṭaka on His right as He entered the forest.
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The Lord left the well-known public road.
He went along a bypass instead.
Keeping the city of Kaṭaka on His right, He entered the forest.
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:
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. Whenever the Lord had a chance to visit a village, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya would beg alms and acquire some rice and vegetables.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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Can you picture the Lord leaving the public road and entering the forest?
Read the translation once more and trace its three movements: leaving the public road, taking the bypass, and entering the forest.
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