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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.186
শুনি’ ভক্তগণ তাঁরে করিল স্তবন ।
বেদ-আজ্ঞা যৈছে, মাতা, তোমার বচন ॥ ১৮৬ ॥
śuni’ bhakta-gaṇa tāṅre karila stavana
veda-ājñā yaiche, mātā, tomāra vacana
After hearing Śacīmātā, all the devotees offered her prayers and assured her that her order, like a Vedic injunction, could not be violated.
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All the devotees heard Śacīmātā’s words.
After hearing her, they offered her prayers.
They assured her that her order could not be violated, honoring it like a Vedic injunction.
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:
She requested Him to make Jagannātha Purī, Nīlācala, His headquarters. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu granted His mother’s request and, followed by Nityānanda, Mukunda, Jagadānanda and Dāmodara, left Śāntipura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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