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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.217
‘হিরণ্য,’ ‘গোবর্ধন,’-দুই সহোদর ।
সপ্তগ্রামে বারলক্ষ মুদ্রার ঈশ্বর ॥ ২১৭ ॥
‘hiraṇya’, ‘govardhana’, — dui sahodara
saptagrāme bāra-lakṣa mudrāra īśvara
Two brothers named Hiraṇya and Govardhana, who were residents of Saptagrāma, had an annual income of 1,200,000 rupees.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Hiraṇya and Govardhana had an annual income of 1,200,000 rupees. Associated with Saptagrāma, they actually lived in nearby Kṛṣṇapura.
They came from a large, aristocratic kāyastha family. Hiraṇya Majumadāra was the elder brother, and Govardhana Majumadāra, the father of Śrī Raghunātha dāsa, was the younger.
Their family priest, Balarāma Ācārya, was a favorite of Haridāsa Ṭhākura. Their spiritual master, Yadunandana Ācārya, was a favorite of Vāsudeva Datta.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Yearning and deferral. Attempts, delays, meetings, and farewells heighten the desire to reach Vraja.
The mood of Madhya 16 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:
From Kaṭaka (Cuttack), Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu again requested Gadādhara Paṇḍita to return to Nīlācala, and He bade farewell to Rāmānanda Rāya from Bhadraka. After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu crossed the border of Orissa state, and He arrived at Pānihāṭi by boat.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
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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: “govardhana”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “favorite”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associated”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the family’s spiritual connections alongside its wealth?
Write down the names of the family’s priest and spiritual master, noting each one’s connection.
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