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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.138
দেখি’ কৃষ্ণদাস কান্দি’ ফুকার করিল ।
ভট্টাচার্য শীঘ্র আসি’ প্রভুরে উঠাইল ॥ ১৩৮ ॥
dekhi’ kṛṣṇadāsa kāndi’ phukāra karila
bhaṭṭācārya śīghra āsi’ prabhure uṭhāila
When Kṛṣṇadāsa saw that Caitanya Mahāprabhu was drowning, he cried and shouted very loudly. Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya immediately came and pulled the Lord out.
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Kṛṣṇadāsa saw that Caitanya Mahāprabhu was drowning.
He cried and shouted very loudly, calling attention to the danger.
Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya immediately came and pulled the Lord out.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
The mood of Madhya 18 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:
Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya decided to take Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Prayāga after visiting the holy place known as Soro-kṣetra. While stopping near a village on the way to Prayāga, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu fainted in ecstatic love.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I ready to call for help when someone is in danger?
Today, notice whether someone needs help and respond promptly within your ability.
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