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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.152
জগন্নাথের দর্শনে খণ্ডায় সংসার ।
সব-দেশের সব-লোক নারে আসিবার ॥ ১৫২ ॥
jagannāthera darśane khaṇḍāya saṁsāra
saba-deśera saba-loka nāre āsibāra
“By visiting Lord Jagannātha one is freed from material existence, but not all men of all countries can come or be admitted here in Jagannātha Purī.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
By visiting Lord Jagannātha, one is freed from material existence.
Not everyone from every country can come to Jagannātha Purī or be admitted there.
The neighbouring verse explains how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reaches people beyond these limits.
Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
The mood of Antya 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Although Svarūpa Dāmodara condemned the entire drama, by reference to secondary meanings of the introductory verse he nevertheless satisfied the brāhmaṇa. That brāhmaṇa poet thus became greatly obliged to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, renounced his family connections and stayed at Jagannātha Purī with the associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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