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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.12
তৃতীয় বত্সরে সব গৌড়ের ভক্তগণ ।
নীলাচলে চলিতে সবার হৈল মন ॥ ১২ ॥
tṛtīya vatsare saba gauḍera bhakta-gaṇa
nīlācale calite sabāra haila mana
Then, for the third year, all the devotees of Bengal wanted to return again to Jagannātha Purī.
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This was the third year.
All the devotees of Bengal wanted to return again.
Their desired destination was Jagannātha Purī.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 16 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:
In due course of time, all the devotees of Bengal visited Jagannātha Purī for the third year. This time, all the wives of the Vaiṣṇavas brought many types of food, intending to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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