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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.246
আচম্বিতে প্রভু দেখি’ চরণে পড়িলা ।
আনন্দিত হঞা নিজ-গৃহে লঞা গেলা ॥ ২৪৬ ॥
ācambite prabhu dekhi’ caraṇe paḍilā
ānandita hañā nija-gṛhe lañā gelā
While Candraśekhara was waiting outside the city, he suddenly saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrive, and he fell down at the Lord’s feet. Being very happy, he took the Lord to his home.
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Candraśekhara was waiting outside the city when he suddenly saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrive.
On seeing the Lord, he fell down at His feet.
Very happy, Candraśekhara took the Lord to his home.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 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:
The Lord then sent Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vṛndāvana. The Lord Himself returned to Vārāṇasī and stayed at the home of Candraśekhara.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Candraśekhara express both reverence and happiness?
Pause today to reflect on Candraśekhara falling at the Lord’s feet and joyfully welcoming Him home.
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