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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.19
ভট্টাচার্য কহে, — তেঁহো আসিবে অল্পকালে ।
রহিতে তাঁরে এক স্থান চাহিয়ে বিরলে ॥ ১৯ ॥
bhaṭṭācārya kahe, — teṅho āsibe alpa-kāle
rahite tāṅre eka sthāna cāhiye virale
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya replied, “His Holiness Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu will return very soon. I wish to have a nice place ready for Him, a place solitary and peaceful.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya says that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu will return very soon.
He wishes to have a nice place ready before the Lord returns.
The place he seeks is solitary and peaceful.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does preparing ahead express care for someone’s arrival?
Make one small space clean and peaceful today, reflecting on Bhaṭṭācārya’s thoughtful preparation.
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