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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.209
সাত দিন রহি’ তথা লোক নিস্তারিলা ।
সব অপরাধিগণে প্রকারে তারিলা ॥ ২০৯ ॥
sāta dina rahi’ tathā loka nistārilā
saba aparādhi-gaṇe prakāre tārilā
The Lord stayed there for seven days and delivered all kinds of offenders and sinners.
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The Lord stayed there for seven days.
During His stay, He delivered offenders.
He delivered all kinds of offenders and sinners; the translation emphasizes the breadth of His deliverance.
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:
Thereafter He visited the house of Rāghava Paṇḍita, and from there He went to Kumārahaṭṭa and eventually to Kuliyā, where He excused many offenders. From there He went to Rāmakeli, where He saw Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana and accepted them as His chief disciples.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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In this verse: “delivered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What hope do you find in the Lord’s deliverance of all kinds of offenders and sinners?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the words “delivered all kinds of offenders and sinners.”
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