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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.164
চূর্ণ হৈল, হেন বাসোঁ নিমাঞি-কলেবর ।
হাহা করি’ বিষ্ণু-পাশে মাগে এই বর ॥ ১৬৪ ॥
cūrṇa haila, hena vāsoṅ nimāñi-kalevara
hā-hā kari’ viṣṇu-pāśe māge ei vara
Śrīmatī Śacīmātā thought that the body of Nimāi was being smashed when He fell down so. She cried, “Alas!” and petitioned Lord Viṣṇu.
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Śrīmatī Śacīmātā thought that Nimāi’s body was being smashed when He fell.
In her distress, she cried, “Alas!”
She petitioned Lord Viṣṇu, bringing her concern before Him.
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:
In the evening there was a mass saṅkīrtana at the house of Advaita Prabhu, and mother Śacīdevī gave Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permission to leave. She requested Him to make Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, His headquarters.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.
When you are worried about someone, how might you bring that concern into prayer?
Offer a brief prayer to Lord Viṣṇu for someone whose well-being concerns you.
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