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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.166
বিপ্র কহে, — ‘শ্রীপাদ শ্রীমাধবেন্দ্রপুরী ।
ভ্রমিতে ভ্রমিতে আইলা মথুরা-নগরী ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
vipra kahe, — ‘śrīpāda śrī-mādhavendra-purī
bhramite bhramite āilā mathurā-nagarī
The brāhmaṇa replied, “His Holiness Śrīla Mādhavendra Purī came to the city of Mathurā while he was on tour.
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The brāhmaṇa began his reply by speaking of Śrīla Mādhavendra Purī.
He referred to him respectfully as “His Holiness.”
Śrīla Mādhavendra Purī had come to Mathurā while on tour.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu next passed through Prayāga and Mathurā and then took His lunch at the home of a Sānoḍiyā brāhmaṇa, a disciple of Mādhavendra Purī. He bestowed His blessings upon the brāhmaṇa by accepting lunch at his place.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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