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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.238
এই ত’ কহিলুঁ, — প্রভু দেখি’ বৃন্দাবন ।
পুনঃ করিলেন যৈছে নীলাদ্রি গমন ॥ ২৩৮ ॥
ei ta’ kahiluṅ, — prabhu dekhi’ vṛndāvana
punaḥ karilena yaiche nīlādri gamana
Thus I have described how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī from Vṛndāvana.
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The author brings this account of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s return to a close.
The Lord returned to Jagannātha Purī from Vṛndāvana.
The preceding verses describe His meeting with devotees and dining with them after His arrival.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu returned to Jagannātha Purī through the great forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand) in central India. At the end of this chapter, Kavirāja Gosvāmī sums up the incidents of the madhya-līlā and instructs every living being to read this sublime book of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s pastimes.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.
Which detail from the Lord’s return would you like to remember?
Write one sentence summarizing the Lord’s welcome and meal with His devotees.
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