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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.91
প্রভুর ‘শেষান্ন’ মিশ্র সবংশে খাইল ।
‘প্রভু আইলা’ শুনি’ চন্দ্রশেখর আইল ॥ ৯১ ॥
prabhura ‘śeṣānna’ miśra savaṁśe khāila
‘prabhu āilā’ śuni’ candraśekhara āila
The remnants of food left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were taken by the whole family of Tapana Miśra. When news spread that the Lord had come, Candraśekhara came to see Him.
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The whole family of Tapana Miśra took the remnants of food left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
News spread that the Lord had come.
On hearing this news, Candraśekhara came to see Him.
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 taking His bath at the Maṇikarṇikā-ghāṭa at Vārāṇasī, He met Tapana Miśra, who took the Lord to his place and respectfully gave Him a comfortable residence. At Vārāṇasī, Vaidya Candraśekhara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s old friend, also rendered service unto Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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