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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.11
তীর্থ পবিত্র করিতে করে তীর্থ ভ্রমণ ।
সেই ছলে নিস্তারয়ে সাংসারিক জন ॥ ১১ ॥
tīrtha pavitra karite kare tīrtha-bhramaṇa
sei chale nistāraye sāṁsārika jana
“Great saints go to holy places of pilgrimage in order to purify them. For that reason Caitanya Mahāprabhu is visiting many tīrthas and delivering many, many conditioned souls.
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Great saints go to holy places of pilgrimage to purify them.
For this reason, Caitanya Mahāprabhu is visiting many tīrthas, or places of pilgrimage.
Through His visits, He is delivering many, many conditioned souls.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Mahārāja Pratāparudra requested the Bhaṭṭācārya to arrange an interview with the Lord, the Bhaṭṭācārya assured him that he would try to do so as soon as Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned from South India. When the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī from His South Indian tour, He lived at the home of Kāśī Miśra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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