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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.23
তাঁরে পাঠাইয়া নিত্যানন্দ মহাশয় ।
মহাপ্রভুর আগে আসি’ দিল পরিচয় ॥ ২৩ ॥
tāṅre pāṭhāiyā nityānanda mahāśaya
mahāprabhura āge āsi’ dila paricaya
After sending Ācāryaratna to the house of Advaita Ācārya, Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu went before Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and gave notice of His coming.
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Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu sent Ācāryaratna to the house of Advaita Ācārya.
He then went before Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He gave notice of His coming.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
The mood of Madhya 3 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:
After accepting the sannyāsa order at Katwa, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu traveled continuously for three days in Rāḍha-deśa and, by the trick of Nityānanda Prabhu, eventually came to the western side of Śāntipura. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was induced to believe that the river Ganges was the Yamunā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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What do you notice when you follow Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu’s actions in their stated order?
Retell the sequence in one sentence: sending Ācāryaratna, approaching the Lord, and announcing His coming.
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