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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana
Madhya 18.34Madhya 18.36

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.35

‘গোবিন্দকুণ্ডাদি’ তীর্থে প্রভু কৈলা স্নান ।

তাহাঁ শুনিলা — গোপাল গেল গাঁঠুলি গ্রাম ॥ ৩৫ ॥

‘govinda-kuṇḍādi’ tīrthe prabhu kailā snāna

tāhāṅ śunilā — gopāla gela gāṅṭhuli grāma

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then took His bath in a lake called Govinda-kuṇḍa, and while He was there, He heard that the Gopāla Deity had already gone to Gāṅṭhuli-grāma.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hearing Where Gopāla Had Gone

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His bath in a lake called Govinda-kuṇḍa.

  2. 2

    While at the lake, He heard news of the Gopāla Deity.

  3. 3

    Gopāla had already gone to Gāṅṭhuli-grāma.

How it feels

Overwhelmed recognition. Seeing the places of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes evokes extraordinary remembrance and ecstasy.

The mood of Madhya 18 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

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. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then went to Gāṅṭhuli-grāma to see Lord Gopāla.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. govinda-kuṇḍa-ādiGovinda-kuṇḍa and others
  2. tīrthein the holy places
  3. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. kailā snānaperformed bathing
  5. tāhāṅthere
  6. śunilāheard
  7. gopālathe Gopāla Deity
  8. gelahas gone
  9. gāṅṭhuliGāṅṭhuli
  10. grāmato the village
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What did Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu hear while He was at Govinda-kuṇḍa?

Practice

Read aloud the names Govinda-kuṇḍa and Gāṅṭhuli-grāma, noting what happened at each place.

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