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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.267
ব্রহ্মাণ্ড-ভিতরে হয় চৌদ্দ ভুবন ।
চৌদ্দভুবনে বৈসে যত জীবগণ ॥ ২৬৭ ॥
brahmāṇḍa-bhitare haya caudda bhuvana
caudda-bhuvane vaise yata jīva-gaṇa
There are fourteen planetary systems within the universe, and all living entities reside in those planetary systems.
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The universe contains fourteen planetary systems.
Living entities reside in those planetary systems.
The translation includes all living entities within these fourteen systems.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
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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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