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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 1]
prathama vatsare advaitādi bhakta-gaṇa prabhure dekhite kaila, nīlādri gamana
SYNONYMS
prathama —the first;  vatsare —in the year;  advaita-ādi —headed by Advaita Ācārya;  bhakta-gaṇa —all the devotees;  prabhure —the Lord;  dekhite —to see;  kaila —did;  nīlādri —to Jagannātha Purī;  gamana —going.
TRANSLATION
The first year after Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the renounced order of life, all the devotees, headed by Śrī Advaita Prabhu, went to see the Lord at Jagannātha Purī.
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রথযাত্রা দেখি' তাহাঁ রহিলা চারিমাস । প্রভুসঙ্গে নৃত্যগীত পরম উল্লাস ॥ ৪৭ ॥
ratha-yātrā dekhi' tāhāṅ rahilā cāri-māsa prabhu-saṅge nṛtya-gīta parama ullāsa
SYNONYMS
ratha-yātrā —the car festival;  dekhi' —seeing;  tāhāṅ —there;  rahilā —remained;  cāri-māsa —four months;  prabhu-saṅge —with the Lord;  nṛtya-gīta —chanting and dancing;  parama —greatest;  ullāsa —pleasure.
TRANSLATION
After attending the Ratha-yātrā ceremony at Jagannātha Purī, all the devotees remained there for four months, greatly enjoying the company of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by performing kīrtana [chanting and dancing].
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বিদায় সময় প্রভু কহিলা সবারে । প্রত্যক্ষ আসিবে সবে গুণিচা দেখিবারে ॥ ৪৮ ॥
vidāya samaya prabhu kahilā sabāre pratyabda āsibe sabe guṇḍicā dekhibāre