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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.142
সম্যক্ গোপিকার মান না যায় কথন ।
এক-দুই-ভেদে করি দিগ্-দরশন ॥ ১৪২ ॥
samyak gopikāra māna nā yāya kathana
eka-dui-bhede kari dig-daraśana
“It is not possible to give a complete statement about the different types of jealous anger manifest by the gopīs, but a few principles may serve as an indication.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The gopīs manifest different types of jealous anger.
It is not possible to give a complete account of all these types.
A few principles can still serve as an indication of their variety.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
The mood of Madhya 14 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:
Near the Guṇḍicā temple is a place known as Āiṭoṭā. This place was fixed up for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to rest in.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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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: “gopīs”
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: “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you value a few guiding principles without treating them as a complete account?
Write a brief reminder in your notes: “These principles indicate the variety; they do not describe it completely.”
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