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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.249
এই পট্টডোরীর তুমি হও যজমান ।
প্রতিবৎসর আনিবে ‘ডোরী’ করিয়া নির্মাণ ॥ ২৪৯ ॥
ei paṭṭa-ḍorīra tumi hao yajamāna
prati-vatsara ānibe ‘ḍorī’ kariyā nirmāṇa
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān to become the worshipers of these ropes and every year bring silken ropes from their village.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ordered Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān to become the worshipers of these ropes.
Silken rope was being manufactured by the local inhabitants of Kulīna-grāma.
The Lord asked them to bring silken ropes from their village every year for Lord Jagannātha’s service.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
During that time, there was much talk about the pastimes of the gopīs. When the ratha was again being drawn and the chanting resumed, two devotees from Kulīna-grāma — Rāmānanda Vasu and Satyarāja Khān — were requested to bring silk ropes every year for the Ratha-yātrā ceremony.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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Sevā · Love translated into service
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In this verse: “service”
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