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’ardha-bahye’ kahena prabhu pralapa-vacane

akase kahena prabhu, sunena bhakta-gane

SYNONYMS

ardha-bahye—in half-external consciousness; kahena—says; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; pralapa-vacane—crazy words; akase—to the sky; kahena—speaks; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sunena—hear; bhakta-gane—the devotees.

In this half-external consciousness, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu talked like a madman.

The devotees could distinctly hear Him speaking to the sky.