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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.25
প্রভু কহে, — কত দূরে আছে বৃন্দাবন ।
তেঁহো কহেন, — কর এই যমুনা দরশন ॥ ২৫ ॥
prabhu kahe, — kata dūre āche vṛndāvana
teṅho kahena, — kara ei yamunā daraśana
When the Lord asked Nityānanda Prabhu how far it was to Vṛndāvana, Nityānanda replied, “Just see! Here is the river Yamunā.”
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The Lord asked Nityānanda Prabhu how far it was to Vṛndāvana.
Nityānanda replied by inviting Him to look: “Just see!”
Rather than giving a distance, He said, “Here is the river Yamunā.”
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 was induced to believe that the river Ganges was the Yamunā. When He was worshiping the sacred river, Advaita Prabhu arrived in a boat.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”, “yamunā”
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What do you notice about Nityānanda Prabhu’s reply to a question about distance?
Read the exchange twice and note how the reply directs attention to the river.
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