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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.200
প্রেমোন্মাদ হৈল, উঠি’ ইতি-উতি ধায় ।
হুঙ্কার করয়ে, হাসে, কান্দে, নাচে, গায় ॥ ২০০ ॥
premonmāda haila, uṭhi’ iti-uti dhāya
huṅkāra karaye, hāse, kānde, nāce, gāya
Exhibiting ecstatic emotions, the Lord began to run here and there, making resounding noises. Sometimes He laughed, and sometimes He cried, and sometimes He danced and sang.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord exhibited ecstatic emotions as He ran here and there.
He made resounding noises and sometimes laughed or cried.
At other times, He danced and sang.
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
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What do I notice about the variety of the Lord’s ecstatic expressions?
Read the translation and name three ways the Lord’s ecstatic emotions were expressed.
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