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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.241
নীলাচলে তুমি-আমি থাকিব এক-সঙ্গে ।
সুখে গোঙাইব কাল কৃষ্ণকথা-রঙ্গে ॥ ২৪১ ॥
nīlācale tumi-āmi thākiba eka-saṅge
sukhe goṅāiba kāla kṛṣṇa-kathā-raṅge
“You and I shall remain together at Jagannātha Purī. We shall pass our time together in joy, talking about Kṛṣṇa and His pastimes.”
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The Lord says that they will remain together at Jagannātha Purī.
They will pass their time together in joy.
Their shared activity will be talking about Kṛṣṇa and His pastimes.
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 some days, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya to retire from government service and come to Jagannātha Purī. These descriptions of the meetings between Rāmānanda Rāya and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu are taken from the notebook of Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 8
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