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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.258
বিংশতি পরিচ্ছেদে — সনাতনের মিলন ।
তার মধ্যে ভগবানের স্বরূপ-বর্ণন ॥ ২৫৮ ॥
viṁśati paricchede — sanātanera milana
tāra madhye bhagavānera svarūpa-varṇana
In the twentieth chapter the Lord’s meeting with Sanātana Gosvāmī is described. The Lord described the personal features of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in depth.
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The twentieth chapter describes the Lord’s meeting with Sanātana Gosvāmī.
The Lord explained the personal features of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
His explanation treated these personal features in depth, inviting careful study.
Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.
The mood of Madhya 25 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
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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What draws you to learn more about the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s personal features?
Read this translation slowly and note that the Lord’s personal features are a subject for deep study.
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