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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.237
দিন কত তাহাঁ রহি’ চলিলা বৃন্দাবন ।
লুকাঞা চলিলা রাত্রে, না জানে কোন জন ॥ ২৩৭ ॥
dina kata tāhāṅ rahi’ calilā vṛndāvana
lukāñā calilā rātre, nā jāne kona jana
After remaining at Jagannātha Purī for a few days, the Lord secretly started for Vṛndāvana at night. He did this without anyone’s knowledge.
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The Lord remained at Jagannātha Purī for a few days.
He then started for Vṛndāvana at night.
His departure was secret, without anyone’s knowledge.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What details does this verse give about the Lord’s departure for Vṛndāvana?
Read the verse slowly, then recall His starting place, destination and time of departure.
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