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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.254
ক্ষেত্রবাসী রামানন্দ রায় প্রভৃতি ।
প্রভুসঙ্গে এই সব কৈল নিত্যস্থিতি ॥ ২৫৪ ॥
kṣetra-vāsī rāmānanda rāya prabhṛti
prabhu-saṅge ei saba kaila nitya-sthiti
Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya and other devotees who were residents of Jagannātha Purī also remained permanently with the Lord.
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Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya remained permanently with the Lord.
Other devotees who were residents of Jagannātha Purī also remained with Him.
Their residence with the Lord was permanent, not merely a visit.
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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Read the translation slowly and pause to reflect on the devotees’ lasting companionship with the Lord.
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