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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.141
দোঁহার দর্শনে দুঁহে হইলা বিহ্বল ।
কেশ না দেখিয়া শচী হইলা বিকল ॥ ১৪১ ॥
doṅhāra darśane duṅhe ha-ilā vihvala
keśa nā dekhiyā śacī ha-ilā vikala
Upon seeing each other, they both became overwhelmed. Seeing the Lord’s head without hair, mother Śacī became greatly agitated.
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Upon seeing each other, the Lord and mother Śacī both became overwhelmed.
Mother Śacī saw that the Lord’s head was without hair.
Seeing His head in this condition greatly agitated her.
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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Reread the verse once, giving attention to the feelings of both the Lord and mother Śacī.
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