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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.159
পিছলদা পর্যন্ত সব তাঁর অধিকার ।
তাঁর ভয়ে নদী কেহ হৈতে নারে পার ॥ ১৫৯ ॥
pichaladā paryanta saba tāṅra adhikāra
tāṅra bhaye nadī keha haite nāre pāra
The jurisdiction of the Muslim government extended up to Pichaladā. Due to fear of the Muslims, no one would cross the river.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Muslim government’s jurisdiction extended up to Pichaladā, and fear kept people from crossing the river.
Pichaladā was formerly part of Tamluk and Bengal, about fourteen miles south of Tamluk.
Pichaladā stood on the bank of the Rūpa-nārāyaṇa River, which is well known in Tamluk.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
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How does knowing the location help you picture the difficulty of crossing?
Write a brief location note: Pichaladā stood on the Rūpa-nārāyaṇa River, about fourteen miles south of Tamluk.
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