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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.26
অসংখ্য লোকের ঘটা, — কেহ আইসে যায় ।
লোকের সংঘট্টে কেহ দর্শন না পায় ॥ ২৬ ॥
asaṅkhya lokera ghaṭā, — keha āise yāya
lokera saṅghaṭṭe keha darśana nā pāya
There was a large crowd of people, some coming and some going. Indeed, some people in that great crowd could not even see Nakula Brahmacārī.
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A large crowd gathered around Nakula Brahmacārī.
Some people were coming while others were going.
The crowd was so great that some people could not even see Nakula Brahmacārī.
Sorrow and uncompromising discipline. Junior Haridāsa’s exclusion and death present an ethically painful episode.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, the author of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, wanted to explain direct meetings with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, meetings with those empowered by Him, and His āvirbhāva appearance. Thus he described the glories of Nṛsiṁhānanda and other devotees.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 2
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In this verse: “gathered”
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How does the size of this crowd help me picture Śivānanda Sena standing some distance apart?
Reread this verse alongside the preceding passage, noting the crowd’s movement and Śivānanda Sena’s distant position.
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