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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 17.232",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 17.232",
  "label":"Text 232",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 17.232",
  "description":"Saying \"I have seen! I have seen!\" and dancing in ecstatic love as though mad, he became a first-class Vaiṣṇava."

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Cc. Ādi 17.232

Text

'dekhinu' 'dekhinu' bali' ha-ila pāgala
preme nṛtya kare, haila vaiṣṇava āgala

Synonyms

dekhinu—I have seen; dekhinu—I have seen; bali'—saying; ha-ila—became; pāgala—mad; preme—in the ecstasy of love; nṛtya—dancing; kare—does; haila—became; vaiṣṇava—devotee; āgala—first class.

Translation

Saying “I have seen! I have seen!” and dancing in ecstatic love as though mad, he became a first-class Vaiṣṇava.

Purport

There was a Muslim tailor near the house of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura who used to sew the garments of the family. One day he was very much pleased with the dancing of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; indeed, he was enchanted. The Lord, understanding his attitude, showed him His original form as Kṛṣṇa. The tailor then began to dance, saying, “I have seen! I have seen!” He became absorbed in ecstatic love and began to dance with Lord Caitanya. Thus he became one of the foremost Vaiṣṇava adherents of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.