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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.254
তবে জগন্নাথ যাই’ বসিলা সিংহাসনে ।
মহাপ্রভু ঘরে আইলা লঞা ভক্তগণে ॥ ২৫৪ ॥
tabe jagannātha yāi’ vasilā siṁhāsane
mahāprabhu ghare āilā lañā bhakta-gaṇe
Thus Lord Jagannātha returned to His temple and sat on His throne while Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to His residence with His devotees.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Lord Jagannātha returned to His temple.
Upon returning, He sat on His throne.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to His residence with His devotees.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
The mood of Madhya 14 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do I notice about the devotees remaining with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as He returned?
Pause and recall the scene: Lord Jagannātha on His throne and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returning with His devotees.
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