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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.20
আপনে প্ৰতাপরুদ্র, আর মিশ্র-কাশী ।
সার্বভৌম, আর পড়িছা-পাত্র তুলসী ॥ ২০ ॥
āpane pratāparudra, āra miśra-kāśī
sārvabhauma, āra paḍichā-pātra tulasī
At that time, King Pratāparudra was also personally present with Kāśī Miśra, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Tulasī Paḍichāpātra.
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King Pratāparudra was personally present at that time.
Kāśī Miśra and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya were present with him.
Tulasī Paḍichāpātra was also among those present.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
The mood of Madhya 15 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:
After the Ratha-yātrā festival, Śrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu worshiped Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with flowers and tulasī. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in return, worshiped Advaita Ācārya with the flowers and tulasī that remained on the offered plate and said a mantra, yo ’si so ’si namo ’stu te (“Whatever You are, You are — but I offer My respects unto You”).Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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