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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.163
গোসাঞি কুলিয়া হৈতে চলিলা বৃন্দাবন ।
সঙ্গে সহস্রেক লোক যত ভক্তগণ ॥ ১৬৩ ॥
gosāñi kuliyā haite calilā vṛndāvana
saṅge sahasreka loka yata bhakta-gaṇa
When Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu began to proceed from Kuliyā toward Vṛndāvana, thousands of men were with Him, and all of them were devotees.
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Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu began His journey from Kuliyā toward Vṛndāvana.
Thousands of men accompanied Him on this journey.
All those accompanying Him were devotees.
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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What stands out to you about the Lord being accompanied by so many devotees?
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