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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 5.147
চলিতে চলিতে প্রভু আইলা ‘আঠারনালা’ ।
তাহাঁ আসি’ প্রভু কিছু বাহ্য প্রকাশিলা ॥ ১৪৭ ॥
calite calite prabhu āilā ‘āṭhāranālā’
tāhāṅ āsi’ prabhu kichu bāhya prakāśilā
Thus walking and walking, the Lord eventually arrived at the place known as Āṭhāranālā. Arriving there, He expressed His external consciousness, speaking to Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.
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Walking onward, the Lord eventually reached Āṭhāranālā.
Āṭhāranālā is a bridge with eighteen arches at the entrance to Jagannātha Purī. Āṭhāra means eighteen.
There the Lord expressed His external consciousness by speaking to Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.
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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:
However, Nityānanda Prabhu broke the staff into three pieces and threw it into the Bhārgī River at a place known as Āṭhāranālā. Being angry at not getting His staff back, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu left the company of Nityānanda Prabhu and went alone to see the Jagannātha temple.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 5
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How does knowing the meaning of Āṭhāranālā help you picture the Lord’s arrival?
Today, recall the name Āṭhāranālā and its meaning: a bridge with eighteen arches.
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