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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.122
নৌকাতে চড়িয়া প্রভু হৈল নদী পার ।
জ্যোৎস্নাবতী রাত্র্যে চলি’ আইলা চতুর্দ্বার ॥ ১২২ ॥
naukāte caḍiyā prabhu haila nadī pāra
jyotsnāvatī rātrye cali’ āilā caturdvāra
The Lord then got into a new boat and crossed the river. Walking in the full moonlight, He finally reached the town known as Caturdvāra.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord got into a new boat and crossed the river.
He continued His journey on foot in the full moonlight.
He finally reached the town known as Caturdvāra.
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:
When He crossed the river Citrotpalā, Rāmānanda Rāya, Mardarāja and Haricandana went with Him. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, Jagannātha Purī, but he did not abide by this order.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which detail helps you attend most closely to the Lord’s journey?
Pause today to recall the three stages described here: the boat crossing, the moonlit walk, and arrival at Caturdvāra.
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