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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.270
তাহাতে প্রকট দেখোঁ স-বংশী বদন ।
নানা ভাবে চঞ্চল তাহে কমল-নয়ন ॥ ২৭০ ॥
tāhāte prakaṭa dekhoṅ sa-vaṁśī vadana
nānā bhāve cañcala tāhe kamala-nayana
“I see that You are holding a flute to Your mouth, and Your lotus eyes are moving very restlessly due to various ecstasies.
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The Lord is seen holding a flute to His mouth.
His eyes are described as lotus eyes.
His lotus eyes move very restlessly due to various ecstasies.
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:
All these subject matters were thus vividly described. Gradually Rāmānanda Rāya could understand the position of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and when Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited His real form, Rāmānanda Rāya fell unconscious.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which detail in this description draws your attention most?
Spend a quiet moment remembering the flute and the lotus eyes described here.
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