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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.95
ভাত দুই-চারি লাগে আচার্যের অঙ্গে ।
ভাত অঙ্গে লঞা আচার্য নাচে বহুরঙ্গে ॥ ৯৫ ॥
bhāta dui-cāri lāge ācāryera aṅge
bhāta aṅge lañā ācārya nāce bahu-raṅge
When two or four pieces of the thrown rice touched His body, Advaita Ācārya began to dance in various ways with the rice still stuck to His body.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Two or four pieces of the thrown rice touched Advaita Ācārya’s body.
He began to dance in various ways.
The rice remained stuck to His body as He danced.
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:
Advaita Prabhu asked Him to take His bath in the Ganges and took Him to His (Advaita’s) house. There all the Navadvīpa devotees, along with mother Śacīdevī, came to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.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 stands out to you about Advaita Ācārya’s response to the rice touching Him?
Spend a moment recalling the scene, noticing that Advaita Ācārya danced with the rice still attached.
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