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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.54
পূর্ববৎ রথযাত্রা কৈল দরশন ।
হেরাপঞ্চমী-যাত্রা দেখে লঞা ভক্তগণ ॥ ৫৪ ॥
pūrvavat ratha-yātrā kaila daraśana
herā-pañcamī-yātrā dekhe lañā bhakta-gaṇa
As in the previous year, the Lord, with all the devotees, saw the Ratha-yātrā festival and the Herā-pañcamī festival as well.
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The Lord saw the Ratha-yātrā festival with all the devotees.
They also saw the Herā-pañcamī festival.
They had seen these festivals together in the previous year as well.
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:
In due course of time, all the devotees of Bengal visited Jagannātha Purī for the third year. This time, all the wives of the Vaiṣṇavas brought many types of food, intending to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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In this verse: “festival”, “ratha-yātrā”, “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What opportunity do I have to take part in a devotional festival with others?
Today, find out when you could next attend Ratha-yātrā.
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