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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.33
কেহ ভূমে পড়ে, কেহ করয়ে চিৎকার ।
দেখি’ ভট্টাচার্যের মনে হয় চমৎকার ॥ ৩৩ ॥
keha bhūme paḍe, keha karaye citkāra
dekhi’ bhaṭṭācāryera mane haya camatkāra
Some of the elephants fell to the ground, and some screamed in ecstasy. Seeing this, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya was completely astonished.
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Some of the elephants fell to the ground.
Some of the elephants screamed in ecstasy.
Seeing this, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya was completely astonished.
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:
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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