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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.158
প্রেমী কৃষ্ণদাস, আর সেইত ব্রাহ্মণ ।
গঙ্গাতীর-পথে যাইবার বিজ্ঞ দুইজন ॥ ১৫৮ ॥
premī kṛṣṇadāsa, āra seita brāhmaṇa
gaṅgā-tīra-pathe yāibāra vijña dui-jana
Both Rājaputa Kṛṣṇadāsa and the Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa knew the path along the Ganges bank very well.
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Rājaputa Kṛṣṇadāsa knew the path along the Ganges bank very well.
The Sanoḍiyā brāhmaṇa also knew this path very well.
Both companions were familiar with the same riverside route.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The same village today is known as the village of Pāṭhāna Vaiṣṇavas. After bathing in the Ganges at Soro, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arrived at Prayāga, at the confluence of three rivers — the Ganges, Yamunā and Sarasvatī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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