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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.290
এত বলি’ প্রভুকে উঠাঞা কৈল আলিঙ্গন ।
গলাগলি করি’ দুঁহে করেন ক্রন্দন ॥ ২৯০ ॥
eta bali’ prabhuke uthāñā kaila āliṅgana
galāgali kari’ duṅhe karena krandana
After saying this, Śrī Raṅga Purī lifted Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu up and embraced Him. As they embraced shoulder to shoulder, they both began to cry in ecstasy.
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Śrī Raṅga Purī lifted Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu up.
He embraced the Lord, and they stood shoulder to shoulder.
As they embraced, both began to cry in ecstasy.
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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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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In this verse: “embraced”
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What does this mutual embrace help me appreciate about their affection?
Pause over this scene today and reflect on the affection expressed by lifting, embracing and weeping together.
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