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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.117
প্রভুর আজ্ঞায় নিত্যানন্দ গৌড়ে চলিলা ।
তাঁর সঙ্গে তিনজন প্রভু–আজ্ঞায় আইলা ॥ ১১৭ ॥
prabhura ājñāya nityānanda gauḍe calilā
tāṅra saṅge tina-jana prabhu-ājñāya āilā
By the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, three devotees accompanied Lord Nityānanda Prabhu when He returned to Bengal to preach.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered three devotees to accompany Lord Nityānanda Prabhu.
Lord Nityānanda Prabhu was returning to Bengal.
The purpose of His return was to preach.
Belonging and gratitude. Many devotees become branches of one living network of devotion.
The mood of Ādi 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Back to this verse in Ādi 10
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What do you notice about the order, companionship and purpose described here?
Write a brief summary identifying who gave the order, who was accompanied and why He returned.
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