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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.37
গোপালের সৌন্দর্য দেখি’ প্রভুর আবেশ ।
এই শ্লোক পড়ি’ নাচে, হৈল দিন-শেষ ॥ ৩৭ ॥
gopālera saundarya dekhi’ prabhura āveśa
ei śloka paḍi’ nāce, haila dina-śeṣa
As soon as the Lord saw the beauty of the Gopāla Deity, He was immediately overwhelmed by ecstatic love, and He recited the following verse. He then chanted and danced until the day ended.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
As soon as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw Gopāla’s beauty, He was overwhelmed by ecstatic love. He recited a verse, then chanted and danced until the day ended.
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura explains that Āniyora is on Govardhana Hill, a little distance from Paiṭha. Govinda-kuṇḍa is situated nearby, with two temples to Govinda and Baladeva.
According to some, Queen Padmāvatī excavated Govinda-kuṇḍa. The purport also introduces a statement from the Bhakti-ratnākara.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 18
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanted”
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”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What strikes you about the Lord chanting and dancing until the day ended?
Set aside a few quiet minutes to chant and reflect on the Lord’s response to Gopāla’s beauty.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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