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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 18.59
কিছু দেবমূর্তি হয় পর্বত-উপরে ?
লোক কহে, — মূর্তি হয় গোফার ভিতরে ॥ ৫৯ ॥
kichu deva-mūrti haya parvata-upare?
loka kahe, — mūrti haya gophāra bhitare
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked, “Are there any deities on top of this hill?”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked whether there were any deities on top of the hill.
The local people replied that there were deities on the hill.
They explained that the deities were located within a cave.
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:
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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How does Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s question draw your attention to the deities?
Read His question and the local people’s reply aloud once.
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