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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.4
জগন্নাথ আলিঙ্গিতে চলিলা ধাঞা ।
মন্দিরে পড়িলা প্রেমে আবিষ্ট হঞা ॥ ৪ ॥
jagannātha āliṅgite calilā dhāñā
mandire paḍilā preme āviṣṭa hañā
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went swiftly to embrace Lord Jagannātha, but when He entered the temple, He was so overwhelmed with love of Godhead that He fainted to the floor.
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Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went swiftly to embrace Lord Jagannātha.
Upon entering the temple, He was overwhelmed with love of Godhead.
That overwhelming love caused Him to faint to the floor.
Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the temple of Jagannātha, He immediately fainted. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya then took Him to his home.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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In this verse: “love of godhead”
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