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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.26
শিবানন্দ-সেন করে সব সমাধান ।
ঘাটিয়াল প্রবোধি’ দেন সবারে বাসা-স্থান ॥ ২৬ ॥
śivānanda-sena kare saba samādhāna
ghāṭiyāla prabodhi’ dena sabāre vāsā-sthāna
As stated, Śivānanda Sena made all arrangements for the party’s necessities. In particular, he pacified the men in charge of levying taxes and found resting places for everyone.
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Śivānanda Sena made all arrangements for the party’s necessities.
He pacified the men in charge of levying taxes.
He found resting places for everyone.
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:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to go to Vṛndāvana, Rāmānanda Rāya and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya indirectly presented many obstructions. In due course of time, all the devotees of Bengal visited Jagannātha Purī for the third year.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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