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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.50
যদ্যপি প্রভু লোক-সংঘট্টের ত্রাসে ।
প্রেম ‘গুপ্ত’ করেন, বাহিরে না প্রকাশে ॥ ৫০ ॥
yadyapi prabhu loka-saṅghaṭṭera trāse
prema ‘gupta’ karena, bāhire nā prakāśe
The Lord did not always manifest His ecstasy. Being afraid of a great assembly of people, the Lord kept His ecstasy concealed.
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The Lord did not always manifest His ecstasy outwardly.
He was afraid of a great assembly of people.
For this reason, He kept His ecstasy concealed.
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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Pause over the words “kept His ecstasy concealed,” and remember that the Lord’s ecstasy was present even when unseen.
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