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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.41
ভিড় দেখি’ দুই ভাই রহিলা নির্জনে ।
প্রভুর আবেশ হৈল মাধব-দরশনে ॥ ৪১ ॥
bhiḍa dekhi’ dui bhāi rahilā nirjane
prabhura āveśa haila mādhava-daraśane
Seeing the great crowd, the two brothers remained standing in a secluded place. They could see that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was ecstatic to see Lord Bindu Mādhava.
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Seeing the great crowd, the two brothers remained standing in a secluded place.
From there, they could see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was ecstatic to see Lord Bindu Mādhava.
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:
Meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in a village called Rāmakeli, two brothers, Rūpa and Sanātana, began to devise means to get out of their government service. They appointed some brāhmaṇas to perform puraścaraṇa ceremonies and chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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What draws your attention to the Lord in this quiet scene?
Take a quiet moment today to reread the description of the Lord’s joy at seeing Lord Bindu Mādhava.
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