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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.203
তোমা-সঙ্গে রহে যত সন্ন্যাসীর গণ ।
গোপীনাথাচার্য তাঁরে করিয়াছে নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ২০৩ ॥
tomā-saṅge rahe yata sannyāsīra gaṇa
gopīnāthācārya tāṅre kariyāche nimantraṇa
“Gopīnātha Ācārya has invited all the sannyāsīs who remain with You to come and take prasādam.
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Gopīnātha Ācārya had extended an invitation to take prasādam.
His invitation included all the sannyāsīs who remained with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
They were invited to come and take prasādam together.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 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:
The King discussed the devotees with Gopīnātha Ācārya, and he mentioned that the devotees were accepting prasādam without observing the regulative principles governing pilgrimages. They accepted prasādam without having shaved, and they neglected to fast in a holy place.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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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: “gopīnātha”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”
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What can you learn from Gopīnātha Ācārya’s care to invite all the sannyāsīs?
Include someone in a meal invitation today.
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