Text 126] The Later Pastimes of Lord Caitanya 79

Puri; dili—returned; mahdprabhuke —Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; /a-ifa—tak-
ing.
TRANSLATION

When the devotees from Bengal arrived at Jagannatha Puri, both Nitya-
nanda Prabhu and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya greatly endeavored to take
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu back to Jagannatha Puri.

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virahe vihvala prabhu nd jane ratri-dine
hena-kdle dila gaudera bhakta-gane

SYNONYMS

virahe—in separation; vihvala—overwhelmed; prabhu—Lord Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; nd—not; jéne—knows; ratri-dine—day and night; hena-
kale—at this time; dila—arrived; gaudera—of Bengal; bhakta-gane—all the
devotees.

TRANSLATION

When Lord Caitanya Mahdprabhu finally left Alalanatha to return to
Jagannatha Puri, He was overwhelmed both day and night due to separa-
tion from Jagannatha. His lamentation knew no bounds. During this time,
all the devotees from different parts of Bengal, and especially from
Navadvipa, arrived in Jagannatha Puri.

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sabe mili’ yukti kari’ kirtana arambhila
kirtana-4vese prabhura mana sthira haila

SYNONYMS

sabe mili’—meeting all together; yukti kari’—after due consideration;
kirtana—congregational chanting of the holy name; drambhila—began;
