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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.19
শিবানন্দ-সেন করে ঘাটি সমাধান ।
সবারে পালন করি’ সুখে লঞা যান ॥ ১৯ ॥
śivānanda-sena kare ghāṭi samādhāna
sabāre pālana kari’ sukhe lañā yāna
Śivānanda Sena, who was in charge of the party, made arrangements to clear the tax collecting centers. He took care of all the devotees and happily traveled with them.
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Śivānanda Sena was in charge of the traveling party.
He made arrangements to clear the tax collecting centers.
He took care of all the devotees and happily traveled with them.
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:
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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In this verse: “party”
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