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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.338
আলালনাথে আসি’ কৃষ্ণদাসে পাঠাইল ।
নিত্যানন্দ-আদি নিজগণে বোলাইল ॥ ৩৩৮ ॥
ālālanāthe āsi’ kṛṣṇadāse pāṭhāila
nityānanda-ādi nija-gaṇe bolāila
When the Lord reached Ālālanātha, He sent His assistant Kṛṣṇadāsa ahead to call for Nityānanda Prabhu and other personal associates.
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The Lord reached Ālālanātha.
He sent His assistant Kṛṣṇadāsa ahead.
Kṛṣṇadāsa was sent to call for Nityānanda Prabhu and the Lord's other personal associates.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
From there He visited a place known as Pampā-sarovara and visited Pañcavaṭī, Nāsika, Brahmagiri and also the source of the Godāvarī River, Kuśāvarta. Thus the Lord visited almost all the holy places in South India.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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