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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.22
সে-রাত্রি রহিলা হরিদেবের মন্দিরে ।
রাত্রে মহাপ্রভু করে মনেতে বিচারে ॥ ২২ ॥
se-rātri rahilā haridevera mandire
rātre mahāprabhu kare manete vicāre
That night the Lord stayed at the temple of Harideva, and during the night He began to reflect.
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The Lord stayed at the temple of Harideva.
He remained there that night.
During the night, He began to reflect.
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:
He then saw the Deity Harideva at Govardhana Village. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had no desire to climb Govardhana Hill because the hill is worshiped as Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “harideva”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When can you make a little quiet space for reflection?
Set aside one quiet minute tonight to reflect on this account of the Lord.
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