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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.67
গৌড় হৈতে বৈষ্ণব আসিতেছেন দুইশত ।
মহাপ্রভুর ভক্ত সব — মহাভাগবত ॥ ৬৭ ॥
gauḍa haite vaiṣṇava āsitechena dui-śata
mahāprabhura bhakta saba — mahā-bhāgavata
“About two hundred devotees are coming from Bengal. All of them are greatly advanced and specifically devoted to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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About two hundred devotees were coming from Bengal.
All of these devotees were greatly advanced.
They were specifically devoted to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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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