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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.84
শ্রীবাস-পণ্ডিত ইঁহ, পণ্ডিত-বক্রেশ্বর ।
বিদ্যানিধি-আচার্য, ইঁহ পণ্ডিত-গদাধর ॥ ৮৪ ॥
śrīvāsa-paṇḍita iṅha, paṇḍita-vakreśvara
vidyānidhi-ācārya, iṅha paṇḍita-gadādhara
“Here are Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita, Vakreśvara Paṇḍita, Vidyānidhi Ācārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
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Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita is introduced as present.
Vakreśvara Paṇḍita is also identified.
Vidyānidhi Ācārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita are named as well.
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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