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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.37
তাঁহা লঞা রূপ-গোসাঞি প্রয়াগে আইলা ।
মহাপ্রভু তাহাঁ শুনি’ আনন্দিত হৈলা ॥ ৩৭ ॥
tāṅhā lañā rūpa-gosāñi prayāge āilā
mahāprabhu tāhāṅ śuni’ ānandita hailā
Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī and Anupama Mallika went to Prayāga, and they were very pleased to hear the news that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was there.
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Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī and Anupama Mallika went to Prayāga.
They heard that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was there.
This news made them very pleased.
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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What can I appreciate about the brothers’ joy on hearing this news?
Reread the verse slowly and pause to reflect on their pleasure at hearing that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was nearby.
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