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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.37
দামোদর, নারায়ণ, দত্ত গোবিন্দ ।
রাঘব পণ্ডিত, আর শ্রীগোবিন্দানন্দ ॥ ৩৭ ॥
dāmodara, nārāyaṇa, datta govinda
rāghava paṇḍita, āra śrī-govindānanda
The five who responded to the singing of Svarūpa Dāmodara were Dāmodara Paṇḍita, Nārāyaṇa, Govinda Datta, Rāghava Paṇḍita and Śrī Govindānanda.
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Five singers responded to Svarūpa Dāmodara’s singing.
Dāmodara Paṇḍita and Nārāyaṇa were among those responding.
Govinda Datta, Rāghava Paṇḍita and Śrī Govindānanda completed the five.
Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
At that time, King Pratāparudra took a broom with a golden handle and began to cleanse the road. Lord Jagannātha took permission from the goddess of fortune and then started in the car for the Guṇḍicā temple.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
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