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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.35
ডাহিনে-বামে ধ্বনি শুনি’ যায় প্রভু-সঙ্গে ।
প্রভু তার অঙ্গ মুছে, শ্লোক পড়ে রঙ্গে ॥ ৩৫ ॥
ḍāhine-vāme dhvani śuni’ yāya prabhu-saṅge
prabhu tāra aṅga muche, śloka paḍe raṅge
Hearing the Lord’s great vibration, all the does followed Him left and right. While reciting a verse with great curiosity, the Lord patted them.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Hearing the Lord’s great vibration, all the does followed Him.
The does followed Him on His left and right.
The Lord patted them while reciting a verse with great curiosity.
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:
Early in the morning before sunrise, the Lord started for the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack). 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the Lord’s response to the does following Him?
Spend a quiet minute today recalling the Lord patting the does as they followed Him.
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