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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.38
রামচন্দ্রপুরী ঐছে রহিলা নীলাচলে ।
বিরক্ত স্বভাব, কভু রহে কোন স্থলে ॥ ৩৮ ॥
rāmacandra-purī aiche rahilā nīlācale
virakta svabhāva, kabhu rahe kona sthale
Thus Rāmacandra Purī stayed at Jagannātha Purī. As is customary for those in the renounced order, he would sometimes stay someplace and then go away.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rāmacandra Purī stayed at Jagannātha Purī.
He would sometimes stay in a place and then go away.
The verse describes this movement as customary for those in the renounced order.
Discomfort and vigilance. Fault-finding disrupts devotional life, exposing the emotional cost of criticism.
The mood of Antya 8 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 Rāmacandra Purī was one of the disciples of Mādhavendra Purī, he was influenced by dry Māyāvādīs, and therefore he criticized Mādhavendra Purī. Therefore Mādhavendra Purī accused him of being an offender and rejected him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 8
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does this verse tell you about the customary way of life of those in the renounced order?
Note the place where Rāmacandra Purī stayed and the custom described in this verse.
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