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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.195
আরে আরে কৃষ্ণদাস, না করহ ভয় ।
বৃন্দাবনে যাহ,—তাঁহা সর্ব লভ্য হয় ॥ ১৯৫ ॥
āre āre kṛṣṇadāsa, nā karaha bhaya
vṛndāvane yāha, — tāṅhā sarva labhya haya
“O my dear Kṛṣṇadāsa, do not be afraid. Go to Vṛndāvana, for there you will attain all things.”
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Kṛṣṇadāsa is addressed affectionately as “my dear” and told not to be afraid.
He is instructed to go to Vṛndāvana.
He is assured that there he will attain all things.
Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
The mood of Ādi 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this chapter the author has described the history of his leaving home for a personal pilgrimage to Vṛndāvana and his achieving all success there. In this description it is revealed that the author’s original paternal home and birthplace were in the district of Katwa, in the village of Jhāmaṭapura, which is near Naihāṭī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “vṛndāvana”
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How do the affectionate reassurance and clear direction work together in these words?
Read the instruction to Kṛṣṇadāsa slowly, noticing its reassurance, direction, and promise.
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