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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 8.298
দুইজনে নীলাচলে রহিব একসঙ্গে ।
সুখে গোঙাইব কাল কৃষ্ণকথা-রঙ্গে ॥ ২৯৮ ॥
dui-jane nīlācale rahiba eka-saṅge
sukhe goṅāiba kāla kṛṣṇa-kathā-raṅge
“The two of us shall remain together at Jagannātha Purī and happily pass our time discussing Kṛṣṇa.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that He and Rāmānanda Rāya would remain together.
Their place of residence would be Jagannātha Purī.
They would happily pass their time discussing Kṛṣṇa.
Deepening intimacy and revelation. Their exchange ascends from duty to pure love and the confidential moods of Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 8 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
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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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “discussing”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make a little room for the happiness of discussing Kṛṣṇa with someone?
Spend a few minutes today discussing Kṛṣṇa with someone, using this translation as your starting point.
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