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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.32
ভক্তি প্রচারিয়া সর্বতীর্থ প্রকাশিল ।
মদনগোপাল-গোবিন্দের সেবা প্রচারিল ॥ ৩২ ॥
bhakti pracāriyā sarva-tīrtha prakāśila
madana-gopāla-govindera sevā pracārila
After going to Vṛndāvana, the brothers preached devotional service and discovered many places of pilgrimage. They specifically initiated the service of Madana-mohana and Govindajī.
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After arriving in Vṛndāvana, the brothers preached devotional service.
They discovered many places of pilgrimage.
They specifically initiated the service of Madana-mohana and Govindajī.
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:
All of these are described in brief. There is also a description of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s ecstasy that occurred when He recited the verse beginning yaḥ kaumāra-haraḥ, as well as a description of how that ecstasy was explained in the verse beginning priyaḥ so ’yaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ, by Śrīla Rūpa 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.
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: “service”
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.
What do the brothers’ activities show you about their dedication to devotional service?
Today, share with someone one fact from this verse about the brothers’ devotional work.
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