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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.44
শ্রীকান্ত আসিয়া গৌড়ে সন্দেশ কহিল ।
শুনি’ ভক্তগণ-মনে আনন্দ হইল ॥ ৪৪ ॥
śrīkānta āsiyā gauḍe sandeśa kahila
śuni’ bhakta-gaṇa-mane ānanda ha-ila
When Śrīkānta Sena returned to Bengal and delivered this message, the minds of all the devotees were very pleased.
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Śrīkānta Sena returned to Bengal and delivered the message.
Hearing the message pleased the minds of all the devotees.
Their joy was connected with the expected arrival of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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:
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “delivered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the devotees’ joy reveal about their desire to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu?
Read this translation aloud and pause to reflect on the devotees’ happiness.
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