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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.227
প্রভু তাঁরে বিদায় দিয়া গেলা নীলাচল ।
তেঁহো ঘরে আসি’ হৈলা প্রেমেতে পাগল ॥ ২২৭ ॥
prabhu tāṅre vidāya diyā gelā nīlācala
teṅho ghare āsi’ hailā premete pāgala
After bidding farewell to Raghunātha dāsa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī. After returning home, Raghunātha dāsa became mad with ecstatic love.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bade farewell to Raghunātha dāsa.
The Lord then returned to Jagannātha Purī.
After returning home, Raghunātha dāsa became mad with ecstatic love.
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:
Returning from Rāmakeli, He met Raghunātha dāsa and after giving him instructions sent him back home. Thereafter the Lord returned to Nīlācala and began to make plans to go to Vṛndāvana without a companion.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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