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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.94
প্রভুর এক ভক্ত — ‘দ্বিজ কমলাকান্ত’ নাম ।
তাঁরে লঞা নীলাচলে করিলা প্রয়াণ ॥ ৯৪ ॥
prabhura eka bhakta — ‘dvija kamalākānta’ nāma
tāṅre lañā nīlācale karilā prayāṇa
There was a devotee of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s named Dvija Kamalākānta, whom Paramānanda Purī took with him to Jagannātha Purī.
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Dvija Kamalākānta was a devotee of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Paramānanda Purī took Dvija Kamalākānta with him.
Their destination was Jagannātha Purī.
Quoted in the purport ofCC Ādi 12.28
The name Kamalānanda mentioned in the Ādi-līlā (10.149) and the name Kamalākānta mentioned in the Madhya-līlā (10.94) both refer to the same man.
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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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Whom could you include rather than going alone?
Invite a devotee to accompany you on a planned visit.
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