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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.146
কৃষ্ণজন্ম-যাত্রাতে প্রভু গোপবেশ হৈলা ।
দধিভার বহি’ তবে লগুড় ফিরাইলা ॥ ১৪৬ ॥
kṛṣṇa-janma-yātrāte prabhu gopa-veśa hailā
dadhi-bhāra vahi’ tabe laguḍa phirāilā
On Janmāṣṭamī, Lord Kṛṣṇa’s birthday, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dressed Himself as a cowherd boy. At that time He carried a balance with pots of yogurt and wheeled a rod about.
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Janmāṣṭamī is Lord Kṛṣṇa’s birthday.
On that day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu dressed Himself as a cowherd boy.
He carried a balance with pots of yogurt and wheeled a rod about.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “cowherd”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which detail of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Janmāṣṭamī celebration stands out to you?
Read the verse aloud once, then recall the Lord’s dress and the objects He carried.
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