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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.3
পূর্বে যবে মহাপ্রভু চলিলা দক্ষিণে ।
প্রতাপরুদ্র রাজা তবে বোলাইল সার্বভৌমে ॥ ৩ ॥
pūrve yabe mahāprabhu calilā dakṣiṇe
pratāparudra rājā tabe bolāila sārvabhaume
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu departed for South India, King Pratāparudra called Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya to his palace.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu departed for South India.
At that time, King Pratāparudra called for Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.
The King called Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya to his palace.
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:
While Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was traveling in South India, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had many talks with King Pratāparudra. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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