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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.246
ছয় বৎসর ঐছে প্রভু করিলা বিলাস ।
কভু ইতি-উতি, কভু ক্ষেত্রবাস ॥ ২৪৬ ॥
chaya vatsara aiche prabhu karilā vilāsa
kabhu iti-uti, kabhu kṣetra-vāsa
The Lord traveled all over India for six years. He was sometimes here and sometimes there, performing His transcendental pastimes, and sometimes He remained at Jagannātha Purī.
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The Lord traveled all over India for six years.
He was sometimes here and sometimes there, performing His transcendental pastimes.
At other times, He remained at 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.
How does this description help me remember the Lord’s travels as transcendental pastimes?
Read the verse slowly once, noting both the Lord’s travels and His stays at Jagannātha Purī.
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