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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.234
এইমত প্রেমাবেশে রাত্রি গোঙাইলা ।
প্রাতঃকালে নিজ-নিজ-কার্যে দুঁহে গেলা ॥ ২৩৪ ॥
ei-mata premāveśe rātri goṅāilā
prātaḥ-kāle nija-nija-kārye duṅhe gelā
The entire night was passed in this way, in ecstatic love of Godhead. In the morning they both departed to tend to their respective duties.
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They passed the entire night in ecstatic love of Godhead.
This continued until morning.
In the morning, both departed to attend to their respective duties.
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:
Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya then recited a verse of his own concerning the platform of ecstatic vision, technically called prema-vilāsa-vivarta. Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya also explained that all stages of conjugal love can be attained through the mercy of the residents of Vṛndāvana, especially by the mercy of the gopīs.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of godhead”, “ecstatic love”
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What can I learn from their attending to their duties after a night of ecstatic love of Godhead?
Choose one duty you need to attend to today and complete it thoughtfully.
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