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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.4
বর্ষান্তরে আইলা সব গৌড়ের ভক্তগণ ।
পূর্ববৎ আসি’ কৈল প্রভুর মিলন ॥ ৪ ॥
varṣāntare āilā saba gauḍera bhakta-gaṇa
pūrvavat āsi’ kaila prabhura milana
The next year, as usual, all the devotees from Bengal went to Jagannātha Purī, and, as in previous years, there was a meeting between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the devotees.
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The next year, all the devotees from Bengal went to Jagannātha Purī.
Their journey followed their usual practice from previous years.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the devotees met again, continuing their regular association.
Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When the Bengali devotees of the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī, a gentleman named Kālidāsa, who was an uncle of Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, went with them to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Kālidāsa had tasted the remnants of food of all the Vaiṣṇavas in Bengal, even Jhaḍu Ṭhākura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
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In this verse: “association”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can you learn from the devotees’ practice of returning year after year?
Set aside a specific time for your next meeting with devotees.
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