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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.306
কৃষ্ণকর্ণামৃত শুনি’ প্রভুর আনন্দ হৈল ।
আগ্রহ করিয়া পুঁথি লেখাঞা লৈল ॥ ৩০৬ ॥
kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta śuni’ prabhura ānanda haila
āgraha kariyā puṅthi lekhāñā laila
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very pleased to hear the book Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta, and with great eagerness He had it copied and took it with Him.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was very pleased to hear Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta.
With great eagerness, He had the book copied.
He took the copied book with Him.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He then went to the banks of the Kṛṣṇa-veṇvā River, where He collected from among the Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇas a book written by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta. The Lord then visited the Tāpī River, Māhiṣmatī-pura, the Narmadā River and Ṛṣyamūka-parvata.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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How might Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s eagerness shape your approach to hearing Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta?
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