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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.262
ইষ্ট-গোষ্ঠী কৃষ্ণকথা কহি’ কতক্ষণ ।
প্রভুপদ ধরি’ রায় করে নিবেদন ॥ ২৬২ ॥
iṣṭa-goṣṭhī kṛṣṇa-kathā kahi’ kata-kṣaṇa
prabhu-pada dhari’ rāya kare nivedana
That evening, after discussing the topics of Kṛṣṇa for some time, Rāmānanda Rāya caught hold of the lotus feet of the Lord and spoke as follows.
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That evening, Rāmānanda Rāya and the Lord discussed topics of Kṛṣṇa.
After some time, Rāmānanda Rāya caught hold of the Lord’s lotus feet.
He then began to speak, approaching the Lord with reverence.
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:
This conjugal love attains its highest perfection in Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s love for Kṛṣṇa. He next described the position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and the transcendental mellows of love of God.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.
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In this verse: “discussing”, “discussed”
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In this verse: “lotus feet”
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How might reverence shape the way you discuss topics of Kṛṣṇa?
Spend a few minutes discussing one teaching about Kṛṣṇa with someone.
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