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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.23
‘গোবর্ধন-উপরে আমি কভু না চড়িব ।
গোপাল-রায়ের দরশন কেমনে পাইব ?’ ২৩ ॥
‘govardhana-upare āmi kabhu nā caḍiba
gopāla-rāyera daraśana kemane pāiba?’
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thought, “Since I shall not at any time climb Govardhana Hill, how shall I be able to see Gopāla Rāya?”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu thought about seeing Gopāla Rāya.
He resolved that He would not at any time climb Govardhana Hill.
He wondered how He would be able to see Gopāla Rāya without climbing the hill.
Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had no desire to climb Govardhana Hill because the hill is worshiped as Kṛṣṇa. The Gopāla Deity could understand the mind of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; therefore on the plea of being attacked by Muslims, Gopāla transferred Himself to the village of Gāṅṭhuli-grāma.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about the Lord’s desire to see Gopāla Rāya?
Read the Lord’s question slowly and reflect for a moment on His desire to see Gopāla Rāya.
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