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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.268
মনুষ্যের বেশ ধরি’ যাত্রিকের ছলে ।
প্রভুর দর্শন করে আসি’ নীলাচলে ॥ ২৬৮ ॥
manuṣyera veśa dhari’ yātrikera chale
prabhura darśana kare āsi’ nīlācale
Dressing like human beings on pilgrimage, they all used to come to Jagannātha Purī to visit Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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They dressed like human beings on pilgrimage.
They used to come to Jagannātha Purī.
Their purpose was to visit Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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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