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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.20
তাঁহার বচন প্রভু অঙ্গীকার কৈল ।
বলভদ্র-ভট্টাচার্যে সঙ্গে করি’ নিল ॥ ২০ ॥
tāṅhāra vacana prabhu aṅgīkāra kaila
balabhadra-bhaṭṭācārye saṅge kari’ nila
Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the request of Svarūpa Dāmodara Paṇḍita and agreed to take Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya with Him.
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Svarūpa Dāmodara Paṇḍita made the request.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted his request.
The Lord agreed to take Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya with Him.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī selected a brāhmaṇa named Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to personally assist Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Early in the morning before sunrise, the Lord started for the town of Kaṭaka (Cuttack).Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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