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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.91
সেকালে দক্ষিণ হৈতে পরমানন্দপুরী ।
গঙ্গাতীরে-তীরে আইলা নদীয়া নগরী ॥ ৯১ ॥
se-kāle dakṣiṇa haite paramānanda-purī
gaṅgā-tīre-tīre āilā nadīyā nagarī
At that time Paramānanda Purī came from South India. Traveling along the banks of the Ganges, he ultimately reached the town of Nadia.
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Paramānanda Purī came from South India.
He traveled along the banks of the Ganges.
He ultimately reached the town of Nadia.
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:
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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