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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.41
পুনঃ মালা দিয়া স্বরূপাদি নিজগণ ।
আগু বাড়ি’ পাঠাইল শচীর নন্দন ॥ ৪১ ॥
punaḥ mālā diyā svarūpādi nija-gaṇa
āgu bāḍi’ pāṭhāila śacīra nandana
Then, for the second time, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent garlands through Svarūpa Dāmodara and other personal associates. Thus they went forward, sent by the son of mother Śacī.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent garlands for a second time.
He sent them through Svarūpa Dāmodara and other personal associates.
These associates went forward, sent by the son of mother Śacī.
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 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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