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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.44
কভু কুঞ্জে রহে, কভু রহে গ্রামান্তরে ।
সেই ভক্ত, তাহাঁ আসি’ দেখয়ে তাঁহারে ॥ ৪৪ ॥
kabhu kuñje rahe, kabhu rahe grāmāntare
sei bhakta, tāhāṅ āsi’ dekhaye tāṅhāre
In this way, giving some excuse, Gopāla sometimes remains in the bushes of the forest, and sometimes He stays in a village. One who is a devotee comes to see the Deity.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Giving some excuse, Gopāla sometimes remains in the bushes of the forest.
At other times, He stays in a village.
One who is a devotee comes to see the Deity.
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.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the devotee’s coming to see Gopāla invite you to reflect on?
If possible today, visit a temple to see the Deity.
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