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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.185
কতক্ষণে উঠি’ সবে দুঃখে ঘরে আইলা ।
সনাতন-গোসাঞি বৃন্দাবনেরে চলিলা ॥ ১৮৫ ॥
kata-kṣaṇe uṭhi’ sabe duḥkhe ghare āilā
sanātana-gosāñi vṛndāvanere calilā
After some time, all the devotees got up and returned to their homes very much grief-stricken. Sanātana Gosvāmī proceeded toward Vṛndāvana alone.
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After some time, all the devotees got up.
They returned to their homes very much grief-stricken after the Lord’s departure.
Sanātana Gosvāmī proceeded toward Vṛndāvana alone, following the direction Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had given him.
Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Before returning to His headquarters at Jagannātha Purī, the Lord advised Sanātana Gosvāmī to go to Vṛndāvana. The Lord then departed for Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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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What stands out to you about Sanātana Gosvāmī proceeding toward Vṛndāvana after this painful farewell?
Read the Lord’s direction to Sanātana Gosvāmī alongside this verse, and note how Sanātana acted on it.
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