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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.149
প্রেমাবেশে পড়িলা তুমি, তোমারে ধরিনু ।
তোমা-সহ সেই দণ্ড-উপরে পড়িনু ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
premāveśe paḍilā tumi, tomāre dharinu
tomā-saha sei daṇḍa-upare paḍinu
Nityānanda Prabhu said, “When You fell down in ecstasy, I caught You, but both of Us together fell upon the staff.
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Nityānanda Prabhu said that the Lord had fallen down in ecstasy.
He explained that He had caught the Lord.
Both of Them then fell together upon the staff.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this way, He gradually arrived at Kamalapura, and on the banks of the Bhārgī River He came to the temple of Lord Śiva, where He entrusted His sannyāsa staff to Nityānanda Prabhu. However, Nityānanda Prabhu broke the staff into three pieces and threw it into the Bhārgī River at a place known as Āṭhāranālā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “fallen”
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What do you notice about Nityānanda Prabhu’s response when the Lord fell?
Reread Nityānanda Prabhu’s account, paying attention to His words, “I caught You.”
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