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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.103
গৌড় হইতে আইলা দুই বৈরাগী ব্রাহ্মণ ।
পুরী-গোসাঞি রাখিল তারে করিয়া যতন ॥ ১০৩ ॥
gauḍa ha-ite āilā dui vairāgī brāhmaṇa
purī-gosāñi rākhila tāre kariyā yatana
Eventually two brāhmaṇas in the renounced order arrived from Bengal, and Mādhavendra Purī, who liked them very much, kept them in Vṛndāvana and gave them all kinds of comforts.
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Two brāhmaṇas in the renounced order arrived from Bengal.
Mādhavendra Purī liked them very much and kept them in Vṛndāvana.
He gave them all kinds of comforts.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Traveling through Bengal, he reached Remuṇā village and there received a pot of condensed milk ( kṣīra ) offered to the Deity of Gopīnāthajī. This pot of condensed milk was stolen by Gopīnātha and delivered to Mādhavendra Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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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: “vṛndāvana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you show practical care for someone in the renounced order?
Offer one simple comfort, such as a meal or a place to rest, to someone in the renounced order.
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