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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.96
এইমত রামচন্দ্রপুরী নীলাচলে ।
দিন কত রহি’ গেলা ‘তীর্থ’ করিবারে ॥ ৯৬ ॥
ei-mata rāmacandra-purī nīlācale
dina kata rahi’ gelā ‘tīrtha’ karibāre
Thus Rāmacandra Purī stayed for some days at Nīlācala [Jagannātha Purī]. Then he left to visit various holy places of pilgrimage.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rāmacandra Purī stayed for some days at Nīlācala, also called Jagannātha Purī.
He then left to visit various holy places of pilgrimage.
His departure marks a change in the account: the following verses describe the devotees’ relief and renewed happiness.
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:
For this reason he was not very respectful to the Vaiṣṇavas, and later he became so fallen that he began criticizing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for His eating. Hearing his criticisms, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reduced His eating, but after Rāmacandra Purī left Jagannātha Purī, the Lord resumed His usual behavior.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 8
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What change in the devotees’ experience follows this departure?
Read this verse together with the next one and identify the change that Rāmacandra Purī’s departure brought.
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