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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.59
আরতি করিয়া কৃষ্ণে করা’ল শয়ন ।
আচার্য আসি’ প্ৰভুরে তবে কৈলা নিবেদন ॥ ৫৯ ॥
ārati kariyā kṛṣṇe karā’la śayana
ācārya āsi’ prabhure tabe kailā nivedana
After ārati was performed for the Deities in the temple, Lord Kṛṣṇa was made to lie down to rest. Advaita Ācārya then came out to submit something to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Ārati was performed for the Deities in the temple.
After ārati, Lord Kṛṣṇa was made to lie down to rest.
Advaita Ācārya then came out to submit something to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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:
When He was worshiping the sacred river, Advaita Prabhu arrived in a boat. Advaita Prabhu asked Him to take His bath in the Ganges and took Him to His (Advaita’s) house.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.
What does arranging for Lord Kṛṣṇa’s rest help me notice about His care?
Read the translation slowly today, noticing the care given to Lord Kṛṣṇa after ārati.
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