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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.46
চন্দ্রশেখরের ঘরে আসি’ দ্বারেতে বসিলা ।
মহাপ্রভু জানি’ চন্দ্রশেখরে কহিলা ॥ ৪৬ ॥
candraśekharera ghare āsi’ dvārete vasilā
mahāprabhu jāni’ candraśekhare kahilā
Sanātana Gosvāmī then went to the house of Candraśekhara and sat down by the door. Understanding what was happening, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke to Candraśekhara.
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Sanātana Gosvāmī went to Candraśekhara’s house.
He sat down by the door.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu understood what was happening and spoke to Candraśekhara.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Thus Sanātana Gosvāmī finally arrived at Vārāṇasī and stood before the door of Candraśekhara. Caitanya Mahāprabhu called him in and ordered him to change his dress so that he would look like a gentleman.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
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