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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.217
মহারাষ্ট্রীয় দ্বিজ, শেখর, মিশ্র-তপন ।
তিনজন সহ রূপ করিলা মিলন ॥ ২১৭ ॥
mahārāṣṭrīya dvija, śekhara, miśra-tapana
tina-jana saha rūpa karilā milana
When Rūpa Gosvāmī arrived at Vārāṇasī, he met the Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa, Candraśekhara and Tapana Miśra.
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Rūpa Gosvāmī arrived at Vārāṇasī after returning there with Anupama.
There he met the Maharashtriyan brāhmaṇa.
He also met Candraśekhara and Tapana Miśra.
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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