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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.66
“কৃষ্ণেরে বাহির নাহি করিহ ব্রজ হৈতে ।
ব্রজ ছাড়ি’ কৃষ্ণ কভু না যান কাহাঁতে ॥ ৬৬ ॥
‘kṛṣṇere bāhira nāhi kariha vraja haite
vraja chāḍi’ kṛṣṇa kabhu nā yāna kāhāṅte
“Do not try to take Kṛṣṇa out of Vṛndāvana, for He does not go anywhere else at any time.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructs Rūpa Gosvāmī not to take Kṛṣṇa out of Vṛndāvana.
Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja, never leaves Vṛndāvana at any time.
The following verse distinguishes His presence in Vṛndāvana from the pastimes of Vāsudeva Kṛṣṇa in Mathurā and Dvārakā.
Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.
The mood of Antya 1 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:
Meanwhile, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī reached Bengal, after returning from Vṛndāvana. Although he could not follow the Bengali devotees, after some time he also came to Jagannātha Purī, where he stayed with Haridāsa Ṭhākura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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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”, “nanda”
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What does this instruction help you understand about Kṛṣṇa’s connection with Vṛndāvana?
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