CC Madhya 6.253

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

Madhya-līlā 6.252 - Madhya-līlā 6.254

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 253

prabhu śloka paḍi’ patra chiṇḍiyā phelila

bhittye dekhi’ bhakta saba śloka kaṇṭhe kaila

SYNONYMS

prabhu — the Lord; śloka — verses; paḍi’ — reading; patra — the palm leaf; chiṇḍiyā — tearing to pieces; phelila — threw; bhittye — on the outside wall; dekhi’ — seeing; bhakta — the devotees; saba — all; śloka — verses; kaṇṭhe — within the throat; kaila — kept.

TRANSLATION

As soon as Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu read the two verses, He immediately tore up the palm leaf. However, all the devotees read these verses on the outside wall, and they all kept them within their hearts. The verses read as follows.

Madhya-līlā 6.252 - Madhya-līlā 6.254