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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.20
ঠাকুরের নিকট, আর হইবে নির্জনে ।
এমত নির্ণয় করি’ দেহ এক স্থানে ॥ ২০ ॥
ṭhākurera nikaṭa, āra ha-ibe nirjane
e-mata nirṇaya kari’ deha’ eka sthāne
“Lord Caitanya’s residence should be very secluded and also near the temple of Jagannātha. Please consider this proposal and give me a nice place for Him.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Caitanya’s residence should be very secluded.
It should also be near the temple of Jagannātha.
The request asks for careful consideration and a suitable place for Him.
Relief and affectionate reunion. Devotees gather as the Lord returns; separation is temporarily relieved.
The mood of Madhya 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When the Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī from His South Indian tour, He lived at the home of Kāśī Miśra. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya introduced many Vaiṣṇavas to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu after His return.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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