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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.144
‘সোরোক্ষেত্রে, আগে যাঞা করি’ গঙ্গাস্নান ।
সেই পথে প্রভু লঞা করিয়ে পয়ান ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
‘soro-kṣetre, āge yāñā kari’ gaṅgā-snāna
sei pathe prabhu lañā kariye payāna
“After going to the holy place named Soro-kṣetra and bathing in the Ganges, let us take Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu that way and go.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The proposed journey included the holy place named Soro-kṣetra.
The plan included bathing in the Ganges.
They proposed taking Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu along that way.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
The mood of Madhya 18 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:
Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya decided to take Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to Prayāga after visiting the holy place known as Soro-kṣetra. While stopping near a village on the way to Prayāga, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu fainted in ecstatic love.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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What place did visiting a holy place and bathing in the Ganges have in this travel plan?
Write a brief outline of the proposed journey, including Soro-kṣetra and bathing in the Ganges.
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