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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.105
রাজা কহে, — সবে জগন্নাথ না দেখিয়া ।
চৈতন্যের বাসা-গৃহে চলিলা ধাঞা ॥ ১০৫ ॥
rājā kahe, — sabe jagannātha nā dekhiyā
caitanyera vāsā-gṛhe calilā dhāñā
The King said, “Instead of visiting the temple of Lord Jagannātha, all the devotees are running toward the residence of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”
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The King observes where all the devotees are going.
Instead of visiting the temple of Lord Jagannātha, they are heading toward Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's residence.
They are running toward His residence, showing their eagerness to reach Him.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 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:
While Advaita Ācārya and the other devotees were coming to Jagannātha Purī, Svarūpa Dāmodara and Govinda, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s two personal assistants, went to receive all the devotees with garlands. From the roof of his palace, King Pratāparudra could see all the devotees arriving.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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