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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.133
সেই হৈতে গোপালের কটকেতে স্থিতি ।
এই লাগি ‘সাক্ষিগোপাল, নাম হৈল খ্যাতি ॥ ১৩৩ ॥
sei haite gopālera kaṭakete sthiti
ei lāgi ‘sākṣi-gopāla’ nāma haila khyāti
Since then, Gopāla has been situated in the city of Kaṭaka [Cuttack], and He has been known ever since as Sākṣi-gopāla.
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Since that time, Gopāla has been situated in the city of Kaṭaka.
Kaṭaka is also identified in the translation as Cuttack.
He has been known ever since as Sākṣi-gopāla.
Faith vindicated. The Deity bears witness; anxiety over a broken promise becomes astonishment and relief.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
From Kaṭaka He went to Bhuvaneśvara and saw the temple of Lord Śiva. In this way, He gradually arrived at Kamalapura, and on the banks of the Bhārgī River He came to the temple of Lord Śiva, where He entrusted His sannyāsa staff to Nityānanda Prabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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