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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.38
তবে সার্বভৌম প্রভুর দক্ষিণ-পার্শ্বে বসি’ ।
মিলাইতে লাগিলা সব পুরুষোত্তমবাসী ॥ ৩৮ ॥
tabe sārvabhauma prabhura dakṣiṇa-pārśve vasi’
milāite lāgilā saba puruṣottama-vāsī
After this, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, sitting at the right hand of the Lord, began to introduce all the inhabitants of Puruṣottama, Jagannātha Purī.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya sat at the Lord’s right hand.
He began introducing all the inhabitants to the Lord.
These inhabitants were residents of Puruṣottama, Jagannātha Purī.
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:
All the devotees of Navadvīpa thus began arranging to come to Jagannātha Purī. At this time Paramānanda Purī was at Navadvīpa, and immediately upon hearing news of the Lord’s return, he started for Jagannātha Purī accompanied by a brāhmaṇa named Kamalākānta.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can a thoughtful introduction help someone feel included in a devotional gathering?
At your next interaction with devotees today, help two people become acquainted through a simple introduction.
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