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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.240
দ্বারকাতে ষোল-সহস্র মহিষী-মন্দিরে ।
অষ্টাদশ মাতা, আর যাদবের ঘরে ॥ ২৪০ ॥
dvārakāte ṣola-sahasra mahiṣī-mandire
aṣṭādaśa mātā, āra yādavera ghare
“At Dvārakā, You keep sixteen thousand queens in sixteen thousand palaces. Also, there are eighteen mothers and numerous friends and relatives of the Yadu dynasty.
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At Dvārakā, the Lord keeps sixteen thousand queens.
These queens live in sixteen thousand palaces.
His household also includes eighteen mothers and numerous friends and relatives of the Yadu dynasty.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He also instructed the Vaiṣṇavas from Khaṇḍa, as well as Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and Vidyā-vācaspati, and He praised Murāri Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord Rāmacandra. Considering the humble prayer of Vāsudeva Datta, He established that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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