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4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

Antya 4.229 Antya 4.231

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 4.230

‘গোপাল-চম্পূ’ নাম গ্রন্থ সার কৈল ।

ব্রজ-প্রেম-লীলা-রস-সার দেখাইল ॥ ২৩০ ॥

‘gopāla-campū’ nāma grantha sāra kaila

vraja-prema-līlā-rasa-sāra dekhāila

Translation

He also compiled the book named Gopāla-campū, which is the essence of all Vedic literature. In this book he has exhibited the ecstatic loving transactions and pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Gopāla-campū Reveals Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes

1
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī also compiled the Gopāla-campū.
2
This book is described as the essence of all Vedic literature.
3
It presents the ecstatic loving exchanges and pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.

How it feels

Despair met with care. Sanātana’s wish to die is interrupted by the Lord’s protective insistence on his future service.

The mood of Antya 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Antya 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In this way he completely retired and returned to Vṛndāvana to meet Sanātana Gosvāmī. After narrating these incidents, Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī has given a list of the main books of Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Jīva Gosvāmī.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

gopāla-campūGopāla-campū
nāmanamed
grantha sārathe essence of all Vedic literature
kailamade
vrajaof Vṛndāvana
premaof love
līlāof pastimes
rasaof mellows
sāraessence
dekhāilaexhibited

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rādhā”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”

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How does this description help you appreciate the devotional purpose of Gopāla-campū?

Practice

Write one sentence describing what Gopāla-campū presents, using this translation.

Live this todayGopāla-campū Reveals Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa’s PastimesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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