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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.255
শ্রীরূপ-উপরে প্রভুর যত কৃপা হৈল ।
অত্যন্ত বিস্তার-কথা সংক্ষেপে কহিল ॥ ২৫৫ ॥
śrī-rūpa-upare prabhura yata kṛpā haila
atyanta vistāra-kathā saṅkṣepe kahila
Much mercy was thus bestowed upon Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, and I have briefly described all those topics.
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Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī received much mercy.
The narration describes the topics of that mercy.
The author says that he has described these topics briefly.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
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The Lord then sent Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vṛndāvana. The Lord Himself returned to Vārāṇasī and stayed at the home of Candraśekhara.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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