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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.138
বর্ষান্তরে অদ্বৈতাদি ভক্তের আগমন ।
প্ৰভুরে দেখিতে সবে করিলা গমন ॥ ১৩৮ ॥
varṣāntare advaitādi bhaktera āgamana
prabhure dekhite sabe karilā gamana
At the end of the year, all the devotees from Bengal, headed by Advaita Ācārya, again came to see the Lord. Indeed, there was a great rush of devotees to Jagannātha Purī.
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At the end of the year, all the devotees from Bengal again came to see the Lord.
Advaita Ācārya headed the devotees.
There was a great rush of devotees to Jagannātha Purī.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 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:
Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What inspires you about the devotees returning together to see the Lord?
Take a moment today to reflect on the great gathering of devotees returning to Jagannātha Purī.
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