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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 7.108
এইমত কৈলা যাবৎ গেলা সেতুবন্ধে ।
সর্বদেশ ‘বৈষ্ণব’ হৈল প্ৰভুর সম্বন্ধে ॥ ১০৮ ॥
ei-mata kailā yāvat gelā setubandhe
sarva-deśa ‘vaiṣṇava’ haila prabhura sambandhe
In this way the Lord went to the extreme southern part of India, and He converted all the provinces to Vaiṣṇavism.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord continued His journey through India.
He reached the extreme southern part of India.
He converted all the provinces to Vaiṣṇavism.
Expansive compassion. The Lord carries nāma and mercy from village to village, including deliverance of Vāsudeva.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Along with other devotees, Nityānanda Prabhu accompanied the Lord to Ālālanātha, but there Lord Caitanya left them all behind and went ahead with the brāhmaṇa Kṛṣṇadāsa. The Lord began chanting the mantra “ kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa he. ” In whatever village He spent the night, whenever a person came to see Him in His shelter, the Lord implored him to preach the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 7
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What impresses me about the reach of the Lord’s journey?
Read the verse aloud once, noticing both how far the Lord traveled and the change He brought.
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