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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.160
সেই বৃক্ষ-নিকটে চরে বহু গাভীগণ ।
তাহা দেখি’ মহাপ্রভুর উল্লসিত মন ॥ ১৬০ ॥
sei vṛkṣa-nikaṭe care bahu gābhī-gaṇa
tāhā dekhi’ mahāprabhura ullasita mana
There were many cows grazing near that tree, and the Lord was very pleased to see them.
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Many cows were near the tree.
The cows were grazing there.
The Lord was very pleased to see them.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
While stopping near a village on the way to Prayāga, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu fainted in ecstatic love. Some Pāṭhāna soldiers who were passing through saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and falsely concluded that the Lord’s associates, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya and others, had killed the Lord with a poison named dhuturā and were taking His wealth.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do I notice about the Lord’s response to the grazing cows?
Spend a quiet moment today reflecting on the Lord’s pleasure in seeing the cows.
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