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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.86
পঞ্চম বৎসরে গৌড়ের ভক্তগণ আইলা ।
রথ দেখি’ না রহিলা, গৌড়েরে চলিলা ॥ ৮৬ ॥
pañcama vatsare gauḍera bhakta-gaṇa āilā
ratha dekhi’ nā rahilā, gauḍere calilā
During the fifth year, the devotees from Bengal came to see the Ratha-yātrā festival. After seeing it, they did not stay but returned to Bengal.
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During the fifth year, devotees came from Bengal.
They came to see the Ratha-yātrā festival.
After seeing the festival, they did not stay but returned to Bengal.
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:
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. Caitanya Mahāprabhu forbade Nityānanda to visit Nīlācala every year.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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In this verse: “festival”, “ratha-yātrā”
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What purpose brought the devotees from Bengal, and what did they do afterward?
Summarize their visit in one sentence, including their arrival, the festival, and their return.
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