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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.147
তবে মহাপ্রভু ক্ষণেক মৌন করি’ রহে ।
মনে এক করি’ পুনঃ সনাতনে কহে ॥ ১৪৭ ॥
tabe mahāprabhu kṣaṇeka mauna kari’ rahe
mane eka kari’ punaḥ sanātane kahe
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then remained silent for a moment. Finally, adjusting things within His mind, He again spoke to Sanātana Gosvāmī.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained silent for a moment.
During this pause, He adjusted things within His mind.
He then spoke again to Sanātana Gosvāmī.
Awe becoming attraction. The Lord’s vast opulence is placed beside the intimate sweetness of Kṛṣṇa.
The mood of Madhya 21 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:
In this chapter the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta has presented some nice poems about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa’s superexcellent beauty. Throughout the rest of the chapter, our intimate relationship ( sambandha ) with Kṛṣṇa is described.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 21
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What do you notice about the pause before Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu speaks again?
Pause briefly in silence before continuing your reading today.
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