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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.42
ব্যাঘ্র-মৃগ অন্যোন্যে করে আলিঙ্গন ।
মুখে মুখ দিয়া করে অন্যোন্যে চুম্বন ॥ ৪২ ॥
vyāghra-mṛga anyonye kare āliṅgana
mukhe mukha diyā kare anyonye cumbana
Indeed, the tigers and deer began to embrace one another, and touching mouths, they began to kiss.
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The tigers and deer began to embrace one another.
They touched mouths and began to kiss.
The scene shows the animals exchanging affection with one another.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What strikes you about the affection between these animals?
Spend a quiet moment reflecting on the tigers and deer embracing.
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