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The following summary of this chapter is given by ÅšrÄ«la Bhaktivinoda ṬhÄkura in his Amá¹›ta-pravÄha-bhÄá¹£ya. After the Ratha-yÄtrÄ festival, ÅšrÄ« Advaita Ä€cÄrya Prabhu worshiped ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu with flowers and tulasÄ«. ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, in return, worshiped Advaita Ä€cÄrya with the flowers and tulasÄ« that remained on the offered plate and said a mantra, yo ’si so ’si namo ’stu te (“Whatever You are, You are — but I offer My respects unto Youâ€). Then Advaita Ä€cÄrya Prabhu invited ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu for prasÄdam. When Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu and His devotees performed the Nandotsava ceremony, the Lord dressed Himself as a cowherd boy. Thus the ceremony was very jubilant. Then the Lord and His devotees observed VijayÄ-daÅ›amÄ«, the day of victory when Lord RÄmacandra conquered Laá¹…kÄ. The devotees all became soldiers of Lord RÄmacandra, and ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, in the ecstasy of HanumÄn, manifested various transcendentally blissful activities. Thereafter, the Lord and His devotees observed various other ceremonies.ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu then asked all the devotees to return to Bengal. Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu sent NityÄnanda Prabhu to Bengal for preaching and also sent RÄmadÄsa, GadÄdhara dÄsa and several other devotees with Him. Then ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, with great humility, sent some JagannÄtha prasÄdam and a cloth from Lord JagannÄtha to His mother through ÅšrÄ«vÄsa ṬhÄkura. When the Lord bade farewell to RÄghava Paṇá¸ita, VÄsudeva Datta, the residents of KulÄ«na-grÄma and other devotees, He praised them for their transcendental qualities. RÄmÄnanda Vasu and SatyarÄja KhÄn asked some questions, and Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu instructed them that all householder devotees must engage themselves in the service of Vaiṣṇavas exclusively devoted to chanting the holy name of the Lord. He also instructed the Vaiṣṇavas from Khaṇá¸a, as well as SÄrvabhauma Bhaá¹­á¹­ÄcÄrya and VidyÄ-vÄcaspati, and He praised MurÄri Gupta for his firm faith in the lotus feet of Lord RÄmacandra. Considering the humble prayer of VÄsudeva Datta, He established that Lord ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa is qualified to deliver all the conditioned souls.Thereafter, when ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu was accepting prasÄdam at the house of SÄrvabhauma Bhaá¹­á¹­ÄcÄrya, SÄrvabhauma’s son-in-law, Amogha, created trouble in the family with his criticisms. The following morning, he was attacked by the disease of visÅ«cikÄ (cholera). Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu very kindly saved him from death and enlivened him in chanting the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa.