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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.7
চৈতন্যমঙ্গলে যাহা করিল বর্ণন ।
সূত্ররূপে সেই লীলা করিয়ে সূচন ॥ ৭ ॥
caitanya-maṅgale yāhā karila varṇana
sūtra-rūpe sei līlā kariye sūcana
I am therefore presenting only a synopsis of those events already described elaborately by Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura in his Caitanya-maṅgala [now known as Caitanya-bhāgavata].
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The author presents only a synopsis of these events.
Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has already described them elaborately.
That detailed account appears in Caitanya-maṅgala, now known as Caitanya-bhāgavata.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
The mood of Madhya 4 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:
In his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura gives the following summary of the fourth chapter. Passing along the path of Chatrabhoga and coming to Vṛddhamantreśvara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reached the border of Orissa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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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”
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How does naming the earlier account help you appreciate this synopsis?
Write one sentence noting that this synopsis points to the fuller account in Caitanya-bhāgavata.
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