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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.8
শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য নবদ্বীপে অবতরি ।
আটচল্লিশ বৎসর প্রকট বিহরি ॥ ৮ ॥
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya navadvīpe avatari
āṭa-calliśa vatsara prakaṭa vihari
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, adventing Himself in Navadvīpa, was visible for forty-eight years, enjoying His pastimes.
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Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advented Himself in Navadvīpa.
He was visible for forty-eight years.
During that time, He enjoyed His pastimes.
Jubilation and hope. The Lord appears in Navadvīpa; the theological promise becomes a lived story.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Within the Lord’s antya-līlā, the first six years of His sannyāsa life are called the madhya-līlā. During this time, Caitanya Mahāprabhu toured southern India, went to Vṛndāvana, returned from Vṛndāvana and preached the saṅkīrtana movement.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 13
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Write down the place of His advent and the length of time He was visible: Navadvīpa and forty-eight years.
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