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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.114
নীলাচলে আইলা পুনঃ ভক্তগণ-সঙ্গে ।
দেখিতে উত্কণ্ঠা হেরা-পঞ্চমীর রঙ্গে ॥ ১১৪ ॥
nīlācale āilā punaḥ bhakta-gaṇa-saṅge
dekhite utkaṇṭhā herā-pañcamīra raṅge
Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His personal devotees returned to Nīlācala with great eagerness to see the Herā-pañcamī festival.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Nīlācala with His personal devotees.
They wanted to see the Herā-pañcamī festival.
Their return was marked by great eagerness.
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Then the devotees began pulling the car with ropes. Near the Guṇḍicā temple is a place known as Āiṭoṭā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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In this verse: “festival”
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How might their eagerness shape your attention when learning about this festival?
Read the translation slowly once, paying attention to their eagerness to see Herā-pañcamī.
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