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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.68
গৌড়দেশে পাঠাইতে চাহি একজন ।
‘আই’কে কহিবে যাই, প্রভুর আগমন ॥ ৬৮ ॥
gauḍa-deśe pāṭhāite cāhi eka-jana
‘āi’ke kahibe yāi, prabhura āgamana
The Lord’s four devotees considered, “We want a person to go to Bengal just to inform Śacīmātā about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s arrival at Jagannātha Purī.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord’s four devotees considered sending a person to Bengal.
The messenger’s purpose would be to inform Śacīmātā.
The news was that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had arrived at Jagannātha Purī.
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:
Nityānanda Prabhu sent Kṛṣṇadāsa to Bengal to inform the Navadvīpa devotees about the Lord’s return to Jagannātha Purī. All the devotees of Navadvīpa thus began arranging to come to Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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