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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.209
গঙ্গাতীর-পথে প্রভু প্রয়াগেরে আইলা ।
তাহা শুনি’ দুইভাই সে পথে চলিলা ॥ ২০৯ ॥
gaṅgā-tīra-pathe prabhu prayāgere āilā
tāhā śuni’ dui-bhāi se pathe calilā
When Rūpa Gosvāmī heard that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had gone to Prayāga on the road along the banks of the Ganges, Rūpa and his brother Anupama went that way to meet the Lord.
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Rūpa Gosvāmī heard that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had gone to Prayāga.
The Lord had traveled along the road beside the banks of the Ganges.
Rūpa Gosvāmī and his brother Anupama took that same route in order to meet the Lord.
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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What stands out to you about Rūpa Gosvāmī and Anupama acting on their desire to meet the Lord?
Pause over the words “to meet the Lord” and write one sentence about the purpose guiding their journey.
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