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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.155
মুরারি দেখিয়া প্রভু আইলা মিলিতে ।
পাছে ভাগে মুরারি, লাগিলা কহিতে ॥ ১৫৫ ॥
murāri dekhiyā prabhu āilā milite
pāche bhāge murāri, lāgilā kahite
Upon seeing Murāri come to meet Him, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went up to him, but Murāri began to run away and speak as follows.
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Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Murāri coming to meet Him.
The Lord went up to Murāri.
Murāri began to run away and speak; his words are not given in this translation.
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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