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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.262
নিত্যানন্দ-সঙ্গে যুক্তি করিয়া নিভৃতে ।
তাঁরে পাঠাইলা গৌড়ে প্রেম প্রচারিতে ॥ ২৬২ ॥
nityānanda-saṅge yukti kariyā nibhṛte
tāṅre pāṭhāilā gauḍe prema pracārite
After sending Sanātana Gosvāmī back to Vṛndāvana, the Lord privately consulted with Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu. He then sent Him to Bengal to preach love of Godhead.
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The Lord had sent Sanātana Gosvāmī back to Vṛndāvana.
He then privately consulted with Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.
The Lord sent Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu to Bengal to preach love of Godhead.
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:
There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. There is also a description of the meeting between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī in the village known as Rāmakeli.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.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of godhead”
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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Write down the purpose of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu’s journey: to preach love of Godhead.
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