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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.124
কেহ যদি দেশে যায় দেখি’ বৃন্দাবন ।
তাঁরে প্রশ্ন করেন প্ৰভুর পারিষদগণ ॥ ১২৪ ॥
keha yadi deśe yāya dekhi’ vṛndāvana
tāṅre praśna karena prabhura pāriṣada-gaṇa
If someone returned to his country after seeing Vṛndāvana, the associates of the Lord would ask him questions.
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People returned to their own countries after seeing Vṛndāvana.
The Lord’s associates would speak with these returning visitors.
They would ask the visitors questions about their visit.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu started for Vṛndāvana through the forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa, Rūpa Gosvāmī left home and sent news to Sanātana that he was leaving with his younger brother (Anupama Mallika) to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī finally reached Prayāga and met with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for ten successive days.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associates”
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.
How attentive am I when someone shares a visit to Vṛndāvana?
Write one question you would like to ask someone who has visited Vṛndāvana.
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