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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.242
এত বলি’ দুঁহে নিজ-নিজ কার্যে গেলা ।
সন্ধ্যাকালে রায় পুনঃ আসিয়া মিলিলা ॥ ২৪২ ॥
eta bali’ duṅhe nija-nija kārye gelā
sandhyā-kāle rāya punaḥ āsiyā mililā
In this way they both departed to perform their respective duties. Then, in the evening, Rāmānanda Rāya returned to see Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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They both depart after their meeting.
Each leaves to perform his respective duties.
In the evening, Rāmānanda Rāya returns to see Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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:
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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How can I attend to my duties while also making time for spiritual company?
Set aside a few minutes after today’s duties to connect with someone for spiritual company.
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