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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.233
ভট্টথারি-ঘরে মহা উঠিল ক্রন্দন ।
কেশে ধরি’ বিপ্রে লঞা করিল গমন ॥ ২৩৩ ॥
bhaṭṭathāri-ghare mahā uṭhila krandana
keśe dhari’ vipre lañā karila gamana
While there was much roaring and crying at the Bhaṭṭathāri community, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu grabbed Kṛṣṇadāsa by the hair and took him away.
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There was much roaring and crying in the Bhaṭṭathāri community.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu grabbed Kṛṣṇadāsa by the hair.
He took Kṛṣṇadāsa away from that community.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
The mood of Madhya 9 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:
The Lord then confronted the Bhaṭṭathāris at Mallāra-deśa and saved Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa from their clutches. The Lord also collected the Brahma-saṁhitā, fifth chapter, on the banks of the Payasvinī River.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vipralambha · Love in separation
Separation that intensifies remembrance and longing; especially central to the confidential pastimes at Purī. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “crying”
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Am I willing to leave a harmful situation when help comes?
Accept a trusted person’s help today in stepping away from a harmful influence.
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