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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.198
এই শ্লোক পড়িতে প্রভু হইলা মূর্চ্ছিতে ।
প্রেমেতে বিবশ হঞা পড়িল ভূমিতে ॥ ১৯৮ ॥
ei śloka paḍite prabhu ha-ilā mūrcchite
premete vivaśa hañā paḍila bhūmite
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recited this verse, He immediately fell to the ground unconscious. He was overwhelmed and had no control over Himself.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recited this verse.
Immediately upon reciting it, He fell to the ground unconscious.
He was so overwhelmed that He had no control over Himself.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
The mood of Madhya 4 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 recited some verses composed by Mādhavendra Purī, He went into an ecstatic mood. But when He saw that many people were assembled, He checked Himself and ate some sweet rice prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this description show me about the verse’s effect on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Read the translation slowly and spend a moment reflecting on how completely He was overwhelmed.
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