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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.136
এত বলি’ পণ্ডিত-গোসাঞি পৃথক্ চলিলা ।
কটক আসি’ প্রভু তাঁরে সঙ্গে আনাইলা ॥ ১৩৬ ॥
eta bali’ paṇḍita-gosāñi pṛthak calilā
kaṭaka āsi’ prabhu tāṅre saṅge ānāilā
Thus Gadādhara Paṇḍita Gosvāmī traveled alone, but when they all arrived at Kaṭaka, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu called him, and he went into the Lord’s company.
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Gadādhara Paṇḍita Gosvāmī traveled alone.
When they all arrived at Kaṭaka, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu called him.
Gadādhara Paṇḍita Gosvāmī then went into the Lord’s company.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
From Kaṭaka (Cuttack), Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, and He bade farewell to Rāmānanda Rāya from Bhadraka. After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu crossed the border of Orissa state, and He arrived at Pānihāṭi by boat.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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What stands out to me about the change from traveling alone to being called into the Lord’s company?
Reread the translation slowly, noticing the sequence: traveling alone, being called, and joining the Lord.
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