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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.5
এই শ্লোক পড়ি’ প্রভু ভাবের আবেশে ।
ভ্রমিতে পবিত্র কৈল সব রাঢ়-দেশে ॥ ৫ ॥
ei śloka paḍi’ prabhu bhāvera āveśe
bhramite pavitra kaila saba rāḍha-deśe
Passing through the tract of land known as Rāḍha-deśa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recited the following verse in ecstasy.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was passing through Rāḍha-deśa.
During His journey, He recited a verse.
He recited it in ecstasy.
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
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rāḍha-deśa”
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What stands out to you about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reciting a verse during His journey?
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