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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.59
শুনি’ গজপতির মনে সুখ উপজিল ।
প্রভুরে মিলিতে এই মন্ত্রণা দৃঢ় কৈল ॥ ৫৯ ॥
śuni’ gajapatira mane sukha upajila
prabhure milite ei mantraṇā dṛḍha kaila
Mahārāja Pratāparudra took the Bhaṭṭācārya’s advice and firmly decided to follow his instructions. Thus he felt transcendental happiness.
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Mahārāja Pratāparudra accepted the Bhaṭṭācārya’s advice.
He firmly decided to follow the instructions he had received.
Through this firm decision, he felt transcendental happiness.
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:
Gopīnātha Ācārya stood on the roof with the King, and, following Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s instructions, identified each and every devotee. The King discussed the devotees with Gopīnātha Ācārya, and he mentioned that the devotees were accepting prasādam without observing the regulative principles governing pilgrimages.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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