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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.209
দেখি’ গোপীনাথাচার্য হরষিত-মন ।
ভট্টাচার্যের নৃত্য দেখি’ হাসে প্রভুর গণ ॥ ২০৯ ॥
dekhi’ gopīnāthācārya haraṣita-mana
bhaṭṭācāryera nṛtya dekhi’ hāse prabhura gaṇa
While Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was in this ecstasy, Gopīnātha Ācārya was very pleased. The associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu all laughed to see the Bhaṭṭācārya dance so.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was in ecstasy.
Gopīnātha Ācārya was very pleased to see him in this state.
The associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu all laughed to see the Bhaṭṭācārya dance.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After this, Gopīnātha Ācārya and all the others, having seen the wonderful potencies of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, became very joyful. One morning after this incident, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu received some prasādam from Jagannātha and offered it to Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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In this verse: “associates”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gopīnātha”
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How do I respond when I see another person’s joy in devotion?
Reflect for a moment on Gopīnātha Ācārya’s pleasure at seeing the Bhaṭṭācārya’s ecstasy.
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