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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.261
পঞ্চবিংশে — কাশীবাসীরে বৈষ্ণবকরণ ।
কাশী হৈতে পুনঃ নীলাচলে আগমন ॥ ২৬১ ॥
pañcaviṁśe — kāśī-vāsīre vaiṣṇava-karaṇa
kāśī haite punaḥ nīlācale āgamana
In the twenty-fifth chapter there is a description of how the residents of Vārāṇasī were converted to Vaiṣṇavism and how the Lord returned to Nīlācala [Jagannātha Purī] from Vārāṇasī.
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The twenty-fifth chapter describes how the residents of Vārāṇasī were converted to Vaiṣṇavism.
It also describes the Lord’s departure from Vārāṇasī and return to Nīlācala.
Nīlācala is identified here as Jagannātha Purī.
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:
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What would you like to understand about the residents of Vārāṇasī embracing Vaiṣṇavism?
Recall the chapter’s two events: the residents embracing Vaiṣṇavism and the Lord returning to Nīlācala.
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