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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 17.294
সেই ব্রজেশ্বর—ইহঁ জগন্নাথ পিতা ।
সেই ব্রজেশ্বরী—ইহঁ শচীদেবী মাতা ॥ ২৯৪ ॥
sei vrajeśvara — ihaṅ jagannātha pitā
sei vrajeśvarī — ihaṅ śacīdevī mātā
Father Nanda, the King of Vrajabhūmi, is now Jagannātha Miśra, the father of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. And mother Yaśodā, the Queen of Vrajabhūmi, is now Śacīdevī, Lord Caitanya’s mother.
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Father Nanda, the King of Vrajabhūmi, is now Jagannātha Miśra, the father of Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Mother Yaśodā, the Queen of Vrajabhūmi, is now Śacīdevī, Lord Caitanya’s mother.
The translation identifies both Lord Caitanya’s father and mother with the royal parents of Vrajabhūmi.
Public courage and ecstatic joy. The saṅkīrtana movement confronts opposition and moves toward recognition and expansion.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The King of Vrajabhūmi is Nanda Mahārāja, and the same person in Navadvīpa is Jagannātha Miśra, the father of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Similarly, mother Yaśodā is the Queen of Vrajabhūmi, and in the pastimes of Lord Caitanya she is Śacīmātā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 17
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Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vrajabhūmi”, “nanda”, “yaśodā”
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How does knowing these identities deepen your appreciation of Lord Caitanya’s family?
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