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  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 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service
Madhya 4.107Madhya 4.109

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.108

স্বপ্ন দেখি’ পুরী-গোসাঞির হৈল প্রেমাবেশ ।

প্রভু-আজ্ঞা পালিবারে গেলা পূর্বদেশ ॥ ১০৮ ॥

svapna dekhi’ purī-gosāñira haila premāveśa

prabhu-ājñā pālibāre gelā pūrva-deśa

Translation

After having this dream, Mādhavendra Purī Gosvāmī became very glad due to ecstasy of love of Godhead, and in order to execute the command of the Lord, he started east toward Bengal.

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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.

Love Moves into Service

  1. 1

    After the dream, Mādhavendra Purī Gosvāmī became very glad.

  2. 2

    His gladness arose from ecstasy of love of Godhead.

  3. 3

    To carry out the Lord’s command, he began traveling east toward Bengal.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Madhya 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Purī’s Devotional Service

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

Having received this order, Mādhavendra Purī immediately started for Orissa. Traveling through Bengal, he reached Remuṇā village and there received a pot of condensed milk ( kṣīra ) offered to the Deity of Gopīnāthajī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. svapna dekhi’after seeing the dream
  2. purī-gosāñiraof Mādhavendra Purī
  3. hailathere was
  4. prema-āveśaecstasy on account of love of God
  5. prabhu-ājñāthe order of the Lord
  6. pālibāreto execute
  7. gelāstarted
  8. pūrva-deśafor the eastern countries (Bengal)
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love of godhead”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can my desire to serve the Lord become a concrete action?

Practice

Begin one small devotional task today rather than leaving it as an intention.

Live this todayLove Moves into ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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