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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 16.36
সাক্ষিগোপালের কথা কহে নিত্যানন্দ ।
শুনিয়া বৈষ্ণব-মনে বাড়িল আনন্দ ॥ ৩৬ ॥
sākṣi-gopālera kathā kahe nityānanda
śuniyā vaiṣṇava-mane bāḍila ānanda
When Nityānanda Prabhu described all the activities of Sākṣi-gopāla, transcendental bliss increased in the minds of all the Vaiṣṇavas.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Nityānanda Prabhu described all the activities of Sākṣi-gopāla.
Hearing this description increased transcendental bliss in the minds of all the Vaiṣṇavas.
The purport directs readers to the account of these activities in Madhya-līlā, chapter five.
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:
This time, all the wives of the Vaiṣṇavas brought many types of food, intending to extend invitations to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī. When the devotees arrived, Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent His blessings in the form of garlands.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 16
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How attentive are you when hearing about the activities of Sākṣi-gopāla?
Read a short portion of the account of Sākṣi-gopāla in Madhya-līlā, chapter five.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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