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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.197
সমুদ্রস্নান করি’ প্রভু আইলা নিজ স্থানে ।
অদ্বৈতাদি গেলা সিন্ধু করিবারে স্নানে ॥ ১৯৭ ॥
samudra-snāna kari’ prabhu āilā nija sthāne
advaitādi gelā sindhu karibāre snāne
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to His residence after taking a bath in the sea, all the devotees, headed by Advaita Prabhu, went to bathe in the sea.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bathed in the sea and returned to His residence.
After His return, all the devotees went to bathe in the sea.
Advaita Prabhu headed the devotees as they went.
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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