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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.313
সপ্ততাল দেখি’ প্রভু আলিঙ্গন কৈল ।
সশরীরে সপ্ততাল বৈকুণ্ঠে চলিল ॥ ৩১৩ ॥
saptatāla dekhi’ prabhu āliṅgana kaila
saśarīre saptatāla vaikuṇṭhe calila
Upon seeing the seven palm trees, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu embraced them. As a result, they all returned to Vaikuṇṭhaloka, the spiritual world.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw the seven palm trees.
He embraced them, and as a result they all returned to Vaikuṇṭhaloka.
Vaikuṇṭhaloka is the spiritual world.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He entered Daṇḍakāraṇya and liberated seven palm trees. From there He visited a place known as Pampā-sarovara and visited Pañcavaṭī, Nāsika, Brahmagiri and also the source of the Godāvarī River, Kuśāvarta.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.
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In this verse: “embraced”
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What does the result of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s embrace invite you to reflect on?
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