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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.41
আমার সঙ্গে ব্রাহ্মণাদি সহস্রেক জন ।
তোমার দর্শনে সবার দ্রবীভূত মন ॥ ৪১ ॥
āmāra saṅge brāhmaṇādi sahasreka jana
tomāra darśane sabāra dravī-bhūta mana
“Along with me there are about a thousand men — including the brāhmaṇas — and all of them appear to have had their hearts melted simply by seeing You.
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About a thousand men are present with the speaker.
The gathering includes brāhmaṇas.
All of them appear to have had their hearts melted simply by seeing the Lord.
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:
Honoring his request, Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed there in the home of some Vedic brāhmaṇas. In the evening, Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya used to come to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the image of a melted heart invite you to reflect on?
Read the translation slowly, pausing over the words “simply by seeing You.”
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