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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.186
এথা রূপ-গোসাঞি যবে মথুরা আইলা ।
ধ্রুবঘাটে তাঁরে সুবুদ্ধিরায় মিলিলা ॥ ১৮৬ ॥
ethā rūpa-gosāñi yabe mathurā āilā
dhruva-ghāṭe tāṅre subuddhi-rāya mililā
When Rūpa Gosvāmī reached Mathurā, he met Subuddhi Rāya on the banks of the Yamunā, at a place called Dhruva-ghāṭa.
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When Rūpa Gosvāmī reached Mathurā, he met Subuddhi Rāya.
Their meeting took place on the banks of the Yamunā.
The place was called Dhruva-ghāṭa. This meeting introduces the account of Subuddhi Rāya’s earlier life.
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:
Kavirāja Gosvāmī then describes something about Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Subuddhi Rāya. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī through the great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) in central India.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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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: “yamunā”
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Which details help you remember where Rūpa Gosvāmī met Subuddhi Rāya?
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