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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.26
এত বলি’ আনিল তাঁরে গঙ্গা-সন্নিধানে ।
আবেশে প্রভুর হৈল গঙ্গারে যমুনা-জ্ঞানে ॥ ২৬ ॥
eta bali’ ānila tāṅre gaṅgā-sannidhāne
āveśe prabhura haila gaṅgāre yamunā-jñāne
Saying this, Nityānanda Prabhu took Caitanya Mahāprabhu near the Ganges, and the Lord, in His ecstasy, accepted the river Ganges as the river Yamunā.
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Nityānanda Prabhu took Caitanya Mahāprabhu near the Ganges.
The Lord was in ecstasy as He approached the river.
In His ecstasy, He accepted the Ganges as the river Yamunā.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was induced to believe that the river Ganges was the Yamunā. When He was worshiping the sacred river, Advaita Prabhu arrived in a boat.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “yamunā”
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What stands out to you about the Lord’s acceptance of the Ganges as Yamunā?
Read the translation slowly once, noting the Lord’s state of ecstasy.
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