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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.196
এক নবীন নৌকা, তার মধ্যে ঘর ।
স্বগণে চড়াইলা প্রভু তাহার উপর ॥ ১৯৬ ॥
eka navīna naukā, tāra madhye ghara
sva-gaṇe caḍāilā prabhu tāhāra upara
One of the boats had been newly constructed, and it had a room in the middle. It was on this boat that they put Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His associates.
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One of the boats had been newly constructed.
This boat had a room in the middle.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His associates were placed on this boat.
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:
After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu crossed the border of Orissa state, and He arrived at Pānihāṭi by boat. Thereafter He visited the house of Rāghava Paṇḍita, and from there He went to Kumārahaṭṭa and eventually to Kuliyā, where He excused many offenders.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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