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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.216
এইমত সনাতন বৃন্দাবনেতে রহিলা ।
রূপ-গোসাঞি দুইভাই কাশীতে আইলা ॥ ২১৬ ॥
ei-mata sanātana vṛndāvanete rahilā
rūpa-gosāñi dui-bhāi kāśīte āilā
Sanātana Gosvāmī remained in Vṛndāvana, and Rūpa Gosvāmī and Anupama returned to Vārāṇasī.
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Sanātana Gosvāmī remained in Vṛndāvana.
Rūpa Gosvāmī and Anupama returned to Vārāṇasī.
The account now follows Rūpa Gosvāmī’s arrival in Vārāṇasī, while Sanātana Gosvāmī stays in Vṛndāvana.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can you distinguish where Sanātana Gosvāmī remained from where his brothers returned?
Make a two-line note pairing each destination with the names of those who stayed or traveled there.
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