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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.299
এত বলি’ রামানন্দে করি’ আলিঙ্গন ।
তাঁরে ঘরে পাঠাইয়া করিল শয়ন ॥ ২৯৯ ॥
eta bali’ rāmānande kari’ āliṅgana
tāṅre ghare pāṭhāiyā karila śayana
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then embraced Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, and after sending him back to his home, the Lord took rest.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya.
The Lord then sent him back to his home.
After sending him home, the Lord took rest.
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 some days, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya to retire from government service and come to Jagannātha Purī. These descriptions of the meetings between Rāmānanda Rāya and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are taken from the notebook of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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In this verse: “embraced”
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What does the Lord’s embrace help me notice about this farewell?
Reread the translation today and pause to notice the Lord’s affectionate embrace.
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