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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.121
প্ৰভুর অন্তর মুকুন্দ জানে ভালমতে ।
ভাবের সদৃশ পদ লাগিলা গাইতে ॥ ১২১ ॥
prabhura antara mukunda jāne bhāla-mate
bhāvera sadṛśa pada lāgilā gāite
When Mukunda saw the ecstasy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he understood the feelings of the Lord and began to sing many stanzas augmenting the force of the Lord’s ecstasy.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Mukunda saw the ecstasy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He understood the feelings of the Lord.
He began singing many stanzas that increased the force of the Lord’s ecstasy.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
The mood of Madhya 3 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 granted His mother’s request and, followed by Nityānanda, Mukunda, Jagadānanda and Dāmodara, left Śāntipura. Bidding farewell to mother Śacīdevī, they all proceeded toward Jagannātha Purī, following the path of Chatrabhoga.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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What can you learn from Mukunda’s attentiveness to the Lord’s feelings before he sang?
Before singing a devotional stanza today, pause to consider the feelings expressed in its words.
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