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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.233
এত শুনি’ প্রভু তাঁরে কৈল আলিঙ্গন ।
দুই জনে গলাগলি করেন ক্রন্দন ॥ ২৩৩ ॥
eta śuni’ prabhu tāṅre kaila āliṅgana
dui jane galāgali karena krandana
After hearing this, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced Rāmānanda Rāya, and both of them, embracing shoulder to shoulder, began to cry.
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After hearing this, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced Rāmānanda Rāya.
They embraced one another shoulder to shoulder.
Both began to cry while embracing.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After hearing Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya recite some verses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the principle of pure devotional service devoid of all kinds of speculation. After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya to explain the higher platform of devotional service.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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