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The Lord Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
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SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied;  tomāra kartavya —your duty;  āmāra vacana —My order;  nikaṭe āsiyācha —have come near;  tumi —you;  yāha —go;  vṛndāvana —to Vṛndāvana.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, "Your duty is to carry out My order. You have come near Vṛndāvana. Now you should go there."
TEXT 241
বৃহ্মাবন হৈতে তুমি গোড়দেশ দিয়া। আমারে মিলিবা নীলাচলেতে আসিয়া ॥ ২৪১ ॥
vṛndāvana haite tumi gauḍa-deśa diyā   āmāre milibā nīlācalete āsiyā
SYNONYMS
vṛndāvana haite —from Vṛndāvana;  tumi —you;  gauḍa-deśa diyā —by way of Bengal;  āmāre —Me;  milibā —will meet;  nīlācalete —at Jagannātha Purī;  āsiyā —coming.
TRANSLATION
"Later, you can go from Vṛndāvana to Jagannātha Purī through Bengal [Gauḍa-deśa]. There you will meet Me again."
TEXT 242
তাঁরে আলিঙ্গিয়া প্রভু নৌকাতে চড়িলা। মুর্চ্ছিত হঞা তেঁহো তাহাঞি পড়িলা ॥ ২৪২ ॥
tāṅre āliṅgiyā prabhu naukāte caḍilā   mūrcchita hañā teṅho tāhāñi paḍilā
SYNONYMS
tāṅre —him;  āliṅgiyā —embracing;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  naukāte —in a boat;  caḍilā —got aboard;  mūrcchita hañā —fainting;  teṅho —he (Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī);  tāhāñi —on the spot;  paḍilā —fell.
TRANSLATION
After embracing Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu got into a boat. Rūpa Gosvāmī fainted and fell down on the spot.