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4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

Madhya 9.286 Madhya 9.288

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.287

প্রেমাবেশে করে তাঁরে দণ্ড-পরণাম ।

অশ্রু, পুলক, কম্প, সর্বাঙ্গে পড়ে ঘাম ॥ ২৮৭ ॥

premāveśe kare tāṅre daṇḍa-paraṇāma

aśru, pulaka, kampa, sarvāṅge paḍe ghāma

Translation

As soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Śrī Raṅga Purī, He immediately offered him obeisances in ecstatic love, falling flat on the ground. The symptoms of transcendental transformation were visible — namely, tears, jubilation, trembling and perspiration.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offering Obeisances in Ecstatic Love

1
As soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Śrī Raṅga Purī, He offered him obeisances.
2
The Lord fell flat on the ground in ecstatic love.
3
Tears, jubilation, trembling and perspiration were visible symptoms of transcendental transformation.

How it feels

Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.

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Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

At Pāṇḍarapura the Lord received news from Śrī Raṅga Purī that Śaṅkarāraṇya (Viśvarūpa) had disappeared there. He then went to the banks of the Kṛṣṇa-veṇvā River, where He collected from among the Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇas a book written by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta.

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Word for word

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prema-āveśein ecstatic love
karedoes
tāṅreunto him
daṇḍa-paraṇāmaobeisances, falling flat
aśrutears
pulakajubilation
kampatrembling
sarva-aṅgeall over the body
paḍethere was
ghāmaperspiration

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the Lord’s immediate offering of obeisances deepen my understanding of respect?

Practice

Offer a respectful bow today, remembering the Lord’s expression of reverence.

Live this todayOffering Obeisances in Ecstatic LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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