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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.10
পূর্ববৎ ‘বৈষ্ণব’ করি’ সর্ব লোকগণে ।
গোদাবরী-তীরে প্রভু আইলা কতদিনে ॥ ১০ ॥
pūrvavat ‘vaiṣṇava’ kari’ sarva loka-gaṇe
godāvarī-tīre prabhu āilā kata-dine
As previously, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu converted to Vaiṣṇavism many people He met on the road. After some days, the Lord reached the banks of the river Godāvarī.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu met many people on the road.
As He had done previously, He converted many of those people to Vaiṣṇavism.
After some days of travel, He reached the banks of the river Godāvarī.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After visiting the temple of Jiyaḍa-nṛsiṁha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the banks of the river Godāvarī, to a place known as Vidyānagara. When Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya went there to take his bath, they met.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the Lord’s encounters with people during His travels?
Recall today that the Lord’s journey included bringing many people to Vaiṣṇavism.
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