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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.247
পঞ্চমে — সাক্ষিগোপাল-চরিত্র-বর্ণন ।
নিত্যানন্দ কহে, প্রভু করেন আস্বাদন ॥ ২৪৭ ॥
pañcame — sākṣi-gopāla-caritra-varṇana
nityānanda kahe, prabhu karena āsvādana
In the fifth chapter I have narrated the story of Sākṣi-gopāla. Lord Nityānanda Prabhu narrated this while Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu listened.
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The fifth chapter narrates the story of Sākṣi-gopāla.
Lord Nityānanda Prabhu was the speaker who narrated this story.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu listened as Lord Nityānanda Prabhu spoke.
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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