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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.39
তবে মহাপ্রভু সব ভক্তে বোলাইল ।
গৌড়দেশে যাহ সবে বিদায় করিল ॥ ৩৯ ॥
tabe mahāprabhu saba bhakte bolāila
gauḍa-deśe yāha sabe vidāya karila
Thereafter, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu called for all the devotees and asked them to return to Bengal. In this way, He bade farewell to them.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu called for all the devotees.
He asked them to return to Bengal.
In this way, He bade farewell to them.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then asked all the devotees to return to Bengal. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Nityānanda Prabhu to Bengal for preaching and also sent Rāmadāsa, Gadādhara dāsa and several other devotees with Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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What do you notice about His gathering all the devotees before bidding them farewell?
Read the verse once and recall its three actions: calling the devotees, asking them to return, and bidding farewell.
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