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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 10.99
দক্ষিণ হৈতে শুনি’ তোমার আগমন ।
শচী আনন্দিত, আর যত ভক্তগণ ॥ ৯৯ ॥
dakṣiṇa haite śuni’ tomāra āgamana
śacī ānandita, āra yata bhakta-gaṇa
“At Navadvīpa, mother Śacī and all the other devotees were very glad to hear about Your return from South India.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
At Navadvīpa, mother Śacī heard about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's return from South India.
All the other devotees also heard this news.
Mother Śacī and the devotees were very glad to hear of His return.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do I respond to the devotees' joy on hearing news of the Lord?
Read the translation slowly once more, noticing the gladness shared by mother Śacī and the devotees.
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