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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.228
আর সম্প্রদায়ে নাচে পণ্ডিত-বক্রেশ্বর ।
শ্রীবাস নাচে আর সম্প্রদায়-ভিতর ॥ ২২৮ ॥
āra sampradāye nāce paṇḍita-vakreśvara
śrīvāsa nāce āra sampradāya-bhitara
Vakreśvara Paṇḍita began to dance in another group, and in yet another group Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura began to dance.
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Vakreśvara Paṇḍita began to dance in another group.
Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura began to dance in yet another group.
Each of these two personalities began dancing in a different group.
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:
After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups. After saṅkīrtana, all the devotees left for their residential quarters.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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