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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.214
জননী প্ৰবোধি’ কর ভক্ত সমাধান ।
তুমি ব্যগ্র হৈলে কারো না রহিবে প্রাণ ॥ ২১৪ ॥
jananī prabodhi’ kara bhakta samādhāna
tumi vyagra haile kāro nā rahibe prāṇa
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Please pacify all the devotees and My mother. If You become agitated, no one will be able to continue to exist.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Advaita Ācārya to pacify all the devotees.
He also asked Advaita Ācārya to pacify His mother.
The Lord said that if Advaita Ācārya became agitated, no one would be able to continue to exist.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu granted His mother’s request and, followed by Nityānanda, Mukunda, Jagadānanda and Dāmodara, left Śāntipura. Bidding farewell to mother Śacīdevī, they all proceeded toward Jagannātha Purī, following the path of Chatrabhoga.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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