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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.76
ভট্টাচার্য কহে, — এই স্বরূপ-দামোদর ।
মহাপ্রভুর হয় ইঁহ দ্বিতীয় কলেবর ॥ ৭৬ ॥
bhaṭṭācārya kahe, — ei svarūpa-dāmodara
mahāprabhura haya iṅha dvitīya kalevara
Śrī Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya replied, “Here is Svarūpa Dāmodara, who is practically the second expansion of the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Śrī Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya identified Svarūpa Dāmodara.
He described Svarūpa Dāmodara as practically the second expansion of the body of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
This description expresses Svarūpa Dāmodara’s very close relationship with 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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What does this description help me appreciate about Svarūpa Dāmodara?
Read the description of Svarūpa Dāmodara aloud once, attending to his closeness to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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