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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.19
তার মধ্যে ছয় বৎসর — গমনাগমন ।
নীলাচল-গৌড়-সেতুবন্ধ-বৃন্দাবন ॥ ১৯ ॥
tāra madhye chaya vatsara — gamanāgamana
nīlācala-gauḍa-setubandha-vṛndāvana
For six years of the last twenty-four, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu traveled all over India, from Jagannātha Purī to Bengal and from Cape Comorin to Vṛndāvana.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spent six of His last twenty-four years traveling.
He traveled all over India, from Jagannātha Purī to Bengal.
His travels also extended from Cape Comorin to Vṛndāvana.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this chapter there is a summary description of all the pastimes performed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during the middle period of His activities as well as the six years at the end of His activities. All of these are described in brief.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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do the places named here help you notice about the extent of His travels?
Read the translation again and write down the four places named in His travels.
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