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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 18.40Madhya 18.42

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.41

গোপাল মন্দিরে গেলা, প্রভু রহিলা তলে ।

প্রভুর বাঞ্ছা পূর্ণ সব করিল গোপালে ॥ ৪১ ॥

gopāla mandire gelā, prabhu rahilā tale

prabhura vāñchā pūrṇa saba karila gopāle

Translation

The Gopāla Deity then returned to His own temple, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at the bottom of the hill. Thus all the desires of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were satisfied by the Gopāla Deity.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Gopāla Satisfies Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Desires

  1. 1

    The Gopāla Deity returned to His own temple.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remained at the bottom of the hill.

  3. 3

    The Gopāla Deity satisfied all the desires of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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:

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. gopālathe Gopāla Deity
  2. mandire gelāreturned to His temple
  3. prabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  4. rahilā taleremain at the bottom
  5. prabhuraof Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. vāñchādesires
  7. pūrṇasatisfied
  8. sabaall
  9. karilamade
  10. gopālethe Gopāla Deity
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Gopāla satisfying Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s desires?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and pause to reflect on Gopāla’s care for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Live this todayGopāla Satisfies Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s DesiresThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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