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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.130
‘বল্’ ‘বল্’ বলে, নাচে, আনন্দে বিহ্বল ।
বুঝন না যায় ভাব-তরঙ্গ প্রবল ॥ ১৩০ ॥
‘bal’ ‘bal’ bale, nāce, ānande vihvala
bujhana nā yāya bhāva-taraṅga prabala
Upon standing up, the Lord said, “Go on speaking! Go on speaking!” Thus He began to dance, overwhelmed with pleasure. No one could understand the strong waves of this ecstasy.
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Upon standing up, the Lord urged, “Go on speaking! Go on speaking!”
He began to dance, overwhelmed with pleasure.
No one could understand the strong waves of His 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:
Mother Śacīdevī cooked for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu, and at that time there were many joking exchanges between Advaita Prabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu. In the evening there was a mass saṅkīrtana at the house of Advaita Prabhu, and mother Śacīdevī gave Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permission to leave.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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