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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.55
আচার্য-গোসাঞি প্ৰভুর কৈল নিমন্ত্রণ ।
তার মধ্যে কৈল যৈছে ঝড়-বরিষণ ॥ ৫৫ ॥
ācārya-gosāñi prabhura kaila nimantraṇa
tāra madhye kaila yaiche jhaḍa-variṣaṇa
Advaita Ācārya then extended an invitation to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and there was a great rainstorm connected with that incident.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Advaita Ācārya extended an invitation to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
A great rainstorm was connected with that incident.
This verse briefly mentions the invitation and the storm without explaining their connection.
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:
This time, all the wives of the Vaiṣṇavas brought many types of food, intending to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. When the devotees arrived, Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent His blessings in the form of garlands.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What care would I put into extending an invitation for devotional hospitality?
Take one small step today toward welcoming someone for a devotional gathering.
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