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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.106
গোপাল কহে, পুরী আমার তাপ নাহি যায় ।
মলয়জ-চন্দন লেপ’, তবে সে জুড়ায় ॥ ১০৬ ॥
gopāla kahe, purī āmāra tāpa nāhi yāya
malayaja-candana lepa’, tabe se juḍāya
In his dream, Mādhavendra Purī saw Gopāla, who said, “My bodily temperature still has not decreased. Please bring sandalwood from the Malaya province and smear the pulp over My body to cool Me.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Gopāla had been buried in the jungle for many years. Even after installation and offerings of thousands of pots of water, He still felt very hot.
In a dream, Gopāla asked Mādhavendra Purī to bring sandalwood from the Malaya province and smear its pulp over His body.
Sandalwood from Malaya is very popular. The word malaya-ja indicates sandalwood produced in that province.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Selfless service and longing. Gopāla’s requests, Gopīnātha’s mercy, and Mādhavendra Purī’s devotion deepen the theme of longing.
The mood of Madhya 4 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:
One night the Gopāla Deity again appeared to Mādhavendra Purī in a dream and asked him to go to Jagannātha Purī to collect some sandalwood pulp and smear it on the body of the Deity. Having received this order, Mādhavendra Purī immediately started for Orissa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Gopāla’s request teach me about attending carefully to His service?
Write down the specific service Gopāla requested and the reason He gave.
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