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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.142
স্বরূপের ঠাঁই আছে, লহ তা লিখিয়া ।
বাসুদেব আনন্দিত পুস্তক পাঞা ॥ ১৪২ ॥
svarūpera ṭhāṅi āche, laha tā likhiyā
vāsudeva ānandita pustaka pāñā
“The books are being kept with Svarūpa Dāmodara, and you can get them copied.” Hearing this, Vāsudeva became very glad.
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The two books were being kept with Svarūpa Dāmodara.
The Lord said that copies of the books could be made.
Hearing this opportunity, Vāsudeva became very glad.
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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