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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.45
পর্বতে না চড়ে দুই — রূপ-সনাতন ।
এইরূপে তাঁ-সবারে দিয়াছেন দরশন ॥ ৪৫ ॥
parvate nā caḍe dui — rūpa-sanātana
ei-rūpe tāṅ-sabāre diyāchena daraśana
The two brothers Rūpa and Sanātana did not climb the hill. To them also Lord Gopāla granted an interview.
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Rūpa and Sanātana were two brothers.
They did not climb the hill.
Lord Gopāla also granted them an interview.
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:
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you appreciate about Lord Gopāla granting Rūpa and Sanātana an audience?
Pause over the words “Lord Gopāla granted an interview” and reflect on His kindness to the brothers.
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