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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.85
আচার্যরত্ন ইঁহ, পণ্ডিত-পুরন্দর ।
গঙ্গাদাস পণ্ডিত ইঁহ, পণ্ডিত-শঙ্কর ॥ ৮৫ ॥
ācāryaratna iṅha, paṇḍita-purandara
gaṅgādāsa paṇḍita iṅha, paṇḍita-śaṅkara
“Here are Ācāryaratna, Purandara Paṇḍita, Gaṅgādāsa Paṇḍita and Śaṅkara Paṇḍita.
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Ācāryaratna is pointed out.
Purandara Paṇḍita and Gaṅgādāsa Paṇḍita are introduced.
Śaṅkara Paṇḍita is also named as present.
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:
Later, when the devotees from Bengal came to see Him, He returned to Jagannātha Purī. 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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