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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.63
কৃষ্ণকথায় প্রভুর মহাপ্রেম উথলিল ।
ভট্টের সঙ্কোচে প্রভু সম্বরণ কৈল ॥ ৬৩ ॥
kṛṣṇa-kathāya prabhura mahā-prema uthalila
bhaṭṭera saṅkoce prabhu samvaraṇa kaila
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt great ecstatic love when they began discussing Kṛṣṇa, but the Lord checked His feelings because He felt shy before Vallabha Bhaṭṭa.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt great ecstatic love when they began discussing Kṛṣṇa.
The Lord checked His feelings rather than expressing them freely.
He did so because He felt shy before Vallabha Bhaṭṭa.
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:
During this time, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa extended an invitation to the Lord with great respect. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduced Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vallabha Bhaṭṭa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “discussing”
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “freely”
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What does this verse show about the Lord’s feelings while discussing Kṛṣṇa?
Read this verse slowly today, attending to both the Lord’s ecstatic love and His shyness.
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