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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.148
বৃন্দাবন যাইতে কৈল গৌড়েরে গমন ।
প্রতাপরুদ্র কৈল পথে বিবিধ সেবন ॥ ১৪৮ ॥
vṛndāvana yāite kaila gauḍere gamana
pratāparudra kaila pathe vividha sevana
To visit Vṛndāvana, the Lord went to Gauḍa-deśa [Bengal]. On the way, King Pratāparudra performed a variety of services to please the Lord.
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The Lord wished to visit Vṛndāvana.
For this journey, He went to Gauḍa-deśa, Bengal.
On the way, King Pratāparudra performed a variety of services to please the Lord.
Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
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
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “services”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I thinking of pleasing the Lord when I offer service?
Offer one small service today with the intention of pleasing the Lord.
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