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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.133
তিন দিন উপবাসে করিয়া ভোজন ।
উদ্দণ্ড-নৃত্যেতে প্রভুর হৈল পরিশ্রম ॥ ১৩৩ ॥
tina dina upavāse kariyā bhojana
uddaṇḍa-nṛtyete prabhura haila pariśrama
The Lord had been fasting for three days, and after that period He took eatables sumptuously. Thus when He danced and jumped high, He became a little fatigued.
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The Lord had been fasting for three days.
After that period, He took eatables sumptuously.
When He danced and jumped high, He became a little fatigued.
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:
After accepting the sannyāsa order at Katwa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu traveled continuously for three days in Rāḍha-deśa and, by the trick of Nityānanda Prabhu, eventually came to the western side of Śāntipura. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was induced to believe that the river Ganges was the Yamunā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I attentive to the fatigue that can accompany vigorous activity?
After a physically active task today, pause briefly to notice whether you are fatigued.
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