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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.153
ঘাটী-দানী ছাড়াইতে রাজপাত্র-দ্বারে ।
রাজলেখা করি’ দিল পুরী-গোসাঞির করে ॥ ১৫৩ ॥
ghāṭī-dānī chāḍāite rāja-pātra dvāre
rāja-lekhā kari’ dila purī-gosāñira kare
To get past the toll collectors along the way, Mādhavendra Purī was supplied with the necessary release papers from government officers. The papers were placed in his hand.
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Mādhavendra Purī would need to get past toll collectors along the way.
Government officers supplied the necessary release papers.
The papers were placed directly in his hand for the journey.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After reaching Jagannātha Purī, Mādhavendra Purī received permission from the King to take out one maund of sandalwood and twenty tolas of camphor. Aided by two men, he brought these things to Remuṇā.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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