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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.240
মধ্যলীলার করিলুঁ এই দিগ্দরশন ।
ছয় বৎসর কৈলা যৈছে গমনাগমন ॥ ২৪০ ॥
madhya-līlāra kariluṅ ei dig-daraśana
chaya vatsara kailā yaiche gamanāgamana
I have thus given a summary description of the madhya-līlā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s travels to and from Jagannātha Purī. Indeed, the Lord traveled to and fro continuously for six years.
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The author has given a summary description of the madhya-līlā.
This summary describes Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s travels to and from Jagannātha Purī.
The Lord traveled to and fro continuously for six years.
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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Note down that the Lord’s travels to and from Jagannātha Purī continued for six years.
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