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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.107
মলয়জ আন, যাঞা নীলাচল হৈতে ।
অন্যে হৈতে নহে, তুমি চলহ ত্বরিতে ॥ ১০৭ ॥
malayaja āna, yāñā nīlācala haite
anye haite nahe, tumi calaha tvarite
“Bring sandalwood pulp from Jagannātha Purī. Kindly go quickly. Since no one else can do it, you must.”
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The Lord asked Mādhavendra Purī to bring sandalwood pulp from Jagannātha Purī.
He asked him to go quickly, making the urgency of the service clear.
He said that no one else could do it. Mādhavendra Purī was personally entrusted with this task.
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:
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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Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
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