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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.134
তবু ত’ না জানে শ্রম প্রেমাবিষ্ট হঞা ।
নিত্যানন্দ মহাপ্ৰভুকে রাখিল ধরিঞা ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
tabu ta’ nā jāne śrama premāviṣṭa hañā
nityānanda mahāprabhuke rākhila dhariñā
Being fully absorbed in love of Godhead, He would not understand His fatigue. But Nityānanda Prabhu, catching Him, stopped His dancing.
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The Lord was fully absorbed in love of Godhead.
In that absorption, He did not understand His fatigue.
Nityānanda Prabhu caught Him and stopped His dancing.
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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In this verse: “love of godhead”
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How can I gently help someone who is too absorbed in an activity to notice fatigue?
If someone near you seems tired today, gently offer help or suggest a pause.
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