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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.41
নাচে, কুন্দে ব্যাঘ্রগণ মৃগীগণ-সঙ্গে ।
বলভদ্র-ভট্টাচার্য দেখে অপূর্ব-রঙ্গে ॥ ৪১ ॥
nāce, kunde vyāghra-gaṇa mṛgī-gaṇa-saṅge
balabhadra-bhaṭṭācārya dekhe apūrva-raṅge
When all the tigers and does danced and jumped, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya saw them and was struck with wonder.
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All the tigers and does danced and jumped.
Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya saw the animals dancing.
He was struck with wonder at what he witnessed.
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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