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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.28
চারিদিকে ধায় লোকে ‘শিবানন্দ’ বলি ।
শিবানন্দ কোন্, তোমায় বোলায় ব্রহ্মচারী ॥ ২৮ ॥
cāri-dike dhāya loke ‘śivānanda’ bali
śivānanda kon, tomāya bolāya brahmacārī
Thus people began running here and there, calling in all directions, “Śivānanda! Whoever is Śivānanda, please come. Nakula Brahmacārī is calling you.”
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People began running here and there to find Śivānanda Sena.
They called in all directions, asking whoever was Śivānanda to come.
Their message was simple: Nakula Brahmacārī was calling him.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Thus he described the glories of Nṛsiṁhānanda and other devotees. A devotee named Bhagavān Ācārya was exceptionally faithful to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 2
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