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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.152
কুলিয়া-গ্রামেতে প্রভুর শুনিয়া আগমন ।
কোটি কোটি লোক আসি’ কৈল দরশন ॥ ১৫২ ॥
kuliyā-grāmete prabhura śuniyā āgamana
koṭi koṭi loka āsi’ kaila daraśana
Hearing of the Lord’s arrival in Kuliyā-grāma, many hundreds of thousands of people came to see Him.
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People heard that the Lord had arrived in Kuliyā-grāma.
Many hundreds of thousands of people came.
Their purpose in coming was to see Him.
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
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Does hearing about the Lord awaken a desire in me to turn toward Him?
Reread this translation once, reflecting on the people’s desire to see the Lord.
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