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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.143
আচার্য-গোসাঞির পুত্র শ্রীগোপাল-নাম ।
নৃত্য করিতে তাঁরে আজ্ঞা দিল গৌরধাম ॥ ১৪৩ ॥
ācārya-gosāñira putra śrī-gopāla-nāma
nṛtya karite tāṅre ājñā dila gauradhāma
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then ordered Śrī Gopāla, the son of Advaita Ācārya, to dance.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then gave an order to Śrī Gopāla.
Śrī Gopāla is identified as the son of Advaita Ācārya.
The Lord ordered Śrī Gopāla to dance.
Purification through joyful service. Collective cleansing becomes a visible devotional act before Ratha-yātrā.
The mood of Madhya 12 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:
Then the son of Advaita Prabhu named Gopāla fainted during kīrtana, and when he did not come to his senses, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu favored him by awakening him. There was also some humorous talk between Nityānanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu during prasādam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the Lord personally directing Śrī Gopāla to dance?
Pause today to reflect on the Lord’s personal instruction to Śrī Gopāla.
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