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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.148
দামোদর কহে, — শঙ্কর ছোট আমা হৈতে ।
এবে আমার বড় ভাই তোমার কৃপাতে ॥ ১৪৮ ॥
dāmodara kahe, — śaṅkara choṭa āmā haite
ebe āmāra baḍa bhāi tomāra kṛpāte
Dāmodara Paṇḍita replied, “Śaṅkara is my younger brother, but from today he becomes my elder brother because of Your special mercy upon him.”
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Dāmodara Paṇḍita identified Śaṅkara as his younger brother.
Because of the Lord’s special mercy upon Śaṅkara, Dāmodara now regarded him as his elder brother.
Dāmodara’s reply honored the mercy his brother had received.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
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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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