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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.77
শুনিয়া আনন্দিত হৈল শচীমাতার মন ।
শ্রীবাসাদি আর যত যত ভক্তগণ ॥ ৭৭ ॥
śuniyā ānandita haila śacīmātāra mana
śrīvāsādi āra yata yata bhakta-gaṇa
This good news gave much pleasure to mother Śacī, as well as to all the devotees of Navadvīpa, headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.
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The good news gave much pleasure to mother Śacī.
All the devotees of Navadvīpa also took pleasure in the news.
These devotees were headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.
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:
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. Puruṣottama Bhaṭṭācārya, a resident of Navadvīpa, was educated at Vārāṇasī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 10
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