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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.14
হেনকালে দোলায় চড়ি’ রামানন্দ রায় ।
স্নান করিবারে আইলা, বাজনা বাজায় ॥ ১৪ ॥
hena-kāle dolāya caḍi’ rāmānanda rāya
snāna karibāre āilā, bājanā bājāya
At that time, accompanied by the sounds of music, Rāmānanda Rāya came there on a palanquin to take his bath.
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At that time, Rāmānanda Rāya came to the bathing place.
He arrived on a palanquin, accompanied by the sounds of music.
His purpose in coming there was to take his bath.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 8 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 Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya went there to take his bath, they met. After introducing himself, Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya requested Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to remain in the village for some days.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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Which details help you picture Rāmānanda Rāya’s arrival?
Reread the translation and recall three details: the palanquin, the music, and the purpose of bathing.
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