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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.141
পণ্ডিত কহে, — “তোমার বাসযোগ্য ‘বৃন্দাবন’ ।
রথযাত্রা দেখি’ তাহাঁ করহ গমন ॥ ১৪১ ॥
paṇḍita kahe, — “tomāra vāsa-yogya ‘vṛndāvana’
ratha-yātrā dekhi’ tāhāṅ karaha gamana
Jagadānanda Paṇḍita said, “The most suitable place for you to reside is Vṛndāvana. After seeing the Ratha-yātrā festival, you can return there.
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Jagadānanda Paṇḍita identifies Vṛndāvana as the most suitable residence for Sanātana Gosvāmī.
He advises Sanātana Gosvāmī to remain until he has seen the Ratha-yātrā festival.
His advice gives a clear next step: return to Vṛndāvana after the festival.
Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The Lord ordered Sanātana Gosvāmī to stay with Him for that year, and the next year, after seeing the Ratha-yātrā festival, he left Puruṣottama-kṣetra and returned to Vṛndāvana. After meeting Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī also returned to Bengal, where he remained for one year.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “festival”, “ratha-yātrā”
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”
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