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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.160
সেই দিন হৈতে শচী করেন রন্ধন ।
ভক্তগণ লঞা প্রভু করেন ভোজন ॥ ১৬০ ॥
sei dina haite śacī karena randhana
bhakta-gaṇa lañā prabhu karena bhojana
From the day Śacīmātā arrived at the house of Advaita Ācārya, she took charge of the cooking, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dined in the company of all the devotees.
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Śacīmātā arrived at the house of Advaita Ācārya.
From the day she arrived, she took charge of the cooking.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dined in the company of all the devotees.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In the evening there was a mass saṅkīrtana at the house of Advaita Prabhu, and mother Śacīdevī gave Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu permission to leave. She requested Him to make Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, His headquarters.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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