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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.38
আঠারনালাকে আইলা গোসাঞি শুনিয়া ।
দুইমালা পাঠাইলা গোবিন্দ-হাতে দিয়া ॥ ৩৮ ॥
āṭhāranālāke āilā gosāñi śuniyā
dui-mālā pāṭhāilā govinda-hāte diyā
When they all arrived at a bridge called Āṭhāranālā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, hearing the news of their arrival, sent two garlands with Govinda.
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The devotees arrived at the bridge called Āṭhāranālā.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard the news of their arrival.
He sent two garlands with Govinda.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When the devotees arrived, Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent His blessings in the form of garlands. In that year also, the Guṇḍicā temple was cleansed, and when the Cāturmāsya period was over, all the devotees returned to their homes in Bengal.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you show thoughtful care when someone arrives?
Give someone a warm welcome today.
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