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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 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
Madhya 25.245Madhya 25.247

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.246

চতুর্থে — মাধব পুরীর চরিত্র-আস্বাদন ।

গোপাল স্থাপন, ক্ষীর-চুরির বর্ণন ॥ ২৪৬ ॥

caturthe — mādhava purīra caritra-āsvādana

gopāla sthāpana, kṣīra-curira varṇana

Translation

In the fourth chapter I have described Mādhavendra Purī’s installation of the Gopāla Deity as well as Gopīnātha’s stealing a pot of condensed milk at Remuṇā.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remember Gopāla and Gopīnātha’s Pastimes

  1. 1

    The fourth chapter describes Mādhavendra Purī’s installation of the Gopāla Deity.

  2. 2

    It also describes Gopīnātha’s stealing a pot of condensed milk.

  3. 3

    The pastime of Gopīnātha’s stealing took place at Remuṇā.

How it feels

Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.

The mood of Madhya 25 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Lord then departed for Jagannātha Purī. Kavirāja Gosvāmī then describes something about Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Subuddhi Rāya.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. caturthein the fourth chapter
  2. mādhava purīraof Mādhavendra Purī
  3. caritra-āsvādanarelishing the characteristics
  4. gopāla sthāpanathe installation of Gopāla
  5. kṣīra-curira varṇanaa description of Gopīnātha’s stealing condensed milk at Remuṇā
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “gopīnātha’s”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which detail in this brief account most draws your attention?

Practice

Read the translation once, then recall the two pastimes without looking.

Live this todayRemember Gopāla and Gopīnātha’s PastimesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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