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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.70
পূর্বে বৃন্দাবন যাইতে করিলাঙ বিচার ।
মাতা, গঙ্গা, ভক্তগণে দেখিব একবার ॥ ৭০ ॥
pūrve vṛndāvana yāite karilāṅa vicāra
mātā, gaṅgā, bhakta-gaṇe dekhiba eka-bāra
“Before this, I decided to go to Vṛndāvana and on the way see My mother, the river Ganges and other devotees once again.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu recalled His earlier decision to go to Vṛndāvana.
On the way, He wanted to see His mother and the river Ganges again.
He also wished to see the other devotees once more.
Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After attending the Ratha-yātrā ceremony of Śrī Jagannātha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu decided to start for Vṛndāvana. Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī selected a brāhmaṇa named Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya to personally assist Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Whom would you like to make time to see again?
Write down one small step toward reconnecting with a family member or devotee.
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