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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.27
দেখি’ ভট্টাচার্যের মনে হয় মহাভয় ।
প্রভুর প্রতাপে তারা এক পাশ হয় ॥ ২৭ ॥
dekhi’ bhaṭṭācāryera mane haya mahā-bhaya
prabhura pratāpe tārā eka pāśa haya
Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya was very much afraid to see them, but by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s influence, all the animals stood to one side.
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Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya was very much afraid when he saw the animals.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s influence affected all the animals.
By His influence, they all stood to one side.
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:
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī selected a brāhmaṇa named Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to personally assist Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Early in the morning before sunrise, the Lord started for the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack).Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What contrast do you notice between Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya’s fear and the animals’ response to the Lord?
Take a quiet moment to recall how the animals stood aside by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s influence.
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