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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.68
ভট্টের বিস্ময় হৈল, প্রভুর হর্ষ মন ।
ভট্টেরে কহিলা প্রভু তাঁর বিবরণ ॥ ৬৮ ॥
bhaṭṭera vismaya haila, prabhura harṣa mana
bhaṭṭere kahilā prabhu tāṅra vivaraṇa
Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya was very much surprised at this. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, however, was very pleased, and He therefore spoke to him this description of Rūpa Gosvāmī.
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Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya was very much surprised.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, however, was very pleased.
The Lord then spoke to Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya about Rūpa Gosvāmī.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He was informed that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was going to Vṛndāvana from Jagannātha Purī through the forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand); therefore he sent two people to Jagannātha Purī to find out when the Lord would leave for Vṛndāvana. In this way Rūpa Gosvāmī retired, but Sanātana Gosvāmī told the Nawab that he was sick and could not attend to his work.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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