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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.93
দুঁহে কহে, — এবে বর্ষা চলিতে নারিবা ।
বিজয়া-দশমী আইলে অবশ্য চলিবা ॥ ৯৩ ॥
duṅhe kahe, — ebe varṣā, calite nāribā
vijayā-daśamī āile avaśya calibā
They both said, “Now that the rainy season is here, it will be difficult for You to travel. It is better to wait for Vijayā-daśamī before departing for Vṛndāvana.”
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They both pointed out that the rainy season had arrived.
They told the Lord that travel would be difficult during this season.
They advised Him to wait for Vijayā-daśamī before departing for Vṛndāvana.
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 bade farewell to the Lord, the Lord was determined to go to Vṛndāvana, and on the day of Vijaya-daśamī, He departed. Mahārāja Pratāparudra made various arrangements for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s trip to Vṛndāvana.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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When might waiting for a suitable time help me carry out a plan more carefully?
Check the conditions for one upcoming journey and adjust its timing if needed.
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