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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.220
মহাপ্রভুর উপর লোকের প্রণতি দেখিয়া ।
সুখী হৈলা লোকমুখে কীর্তন শুনিয়া ॥ ২২০ ॥
mahāprabhura upara lokera praṇati dekhiyā
sukhī hailā loka-mukhe kīrtana śuniyā
When Rūpa Gosvāmī saw that all the people of Vārāṇasī respected Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he became very happy. He even heard stories from the general populace.
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Rūpa Gosvāmī saw that all the people of Vārāṇasī respected Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Seeing their respect for the Lord made him very happy.
He even heard stories about the Lord from the general populace.
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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