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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 21.80
তবে কৃষ্ণ সর্ব-ব্রহ্মাগণে বিদায় দিলা ।
দণ্ডবৎ হঞা সবে নিজ ঘরে গেলা ॥ ৮০ ॥
tabe kṛṣṇa sarva-brahmā-gaṇe vidāya dilā
daṇḍavat hañā sabe nija ghare gelā
“Lord Kṛṣṇa then bade farewell to all the Brahmās there, and after offering their obeisances, they all returned to their respective homes.
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Lord Kṛṣṇa bade farewell to all the Brahmās present.
They offered their obeisances to Him.
After offering obeisances, they returned to their respective homes.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then describes Lord Brahmā’s interview with Kṛṣṇa at Dvārakā and the Lord’s curbing the pride of Brahmā. There is also a description of one of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with Brahmā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 21
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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How can their farewell inspire you to express respect to Lord Kṛṣṇa?
Offer obeisances to Lord Kṛṣṇa as you finish today’s study.
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