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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.43
কৌতুক দেখিয়া প্রভু হাসিতে লাগিলা ।
তা-সবাকে তাহাঁ ছাড়ি’ আগে চলি’ গেলা ॥ ৪৩ ॥
kautuka dekhiyā prabhu hāsite lāgilā
tā-sabāke tāhāṅ chāḍi’ āge cali’ gelā
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw all this fun, He began to smile. Finally He left the animals and continued on His way.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw all this fun.
Seeing it, He began to smile.
Finally, He left the animals and continued on His way.
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:
In this way the Lord passed through the jungle of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) and finally reached Vārāṇasī. After taking His bath at the Maṇikarṇikā-ghāṭa at Vārāṇasī, He met Tapana Miśra, who took the Lord to his place and respectfully gave Him a comfortable residence.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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What do you notice about the Lord’s response to this scene?
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