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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.98
রামানন্দ আইলা পাছে দোলায় চড়িয়া ।
বাণীনাথ বহু প্রসাদ দিল পাঠাঞা ॥ ৯৮ ॥
rāmānanda āilā pāche dolāya caḍiyā
vāṇīnātha bahu prasāda dila pāṭhāñā
After Lord Caitanya reached Bhavānīpura, Rāmānanda Rāya arrived on his palanquin, and Vāṇīnātha Rāya had a large quantity of prasādam sent to the Lord.
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Lord Caitanya reached Bhavānīpura.
Rāmānanda Rāya then arrived on his palanquin.
Vāṇīnātha Rāya had a large quantity of prasādam sent to the Lord.
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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In this verse: “bhavānīpura”
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