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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.209
‘কৃষ্ণ’ বলি’ পড়ে সেই মহাপ্রভুর পায় ।
প্রভু শ্রীচরণ দিল তাঁহার মাথায় ॥ ২০৯ ॥
‘kṛṣṇa’ bali’ paḍe sei mahāprabhura pāya
prabhu śrī-caraṇa dila tāṅhāra māthāya
Vijulī Khān also fell down at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and the Lord placed His foot on his head.
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Vijulī Khān also falls down before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He bows at the Lord’s lotus feet.
The Lord responds by placing His foot on Vijulī Khān’s head.
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:
Thus the leader of the soldiers, named Vijulī Khān, surrendered to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and he and his party became devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa. The same village today is known as the village of Pāṭhāna Vaiṣṇavas.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Vijulī Khān’s act of bowing invite you to reflect on?
Offer a humble bow to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu today.
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