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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 4.108 Madhya 4.110

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.109

সেবার নির্বন্ধ — লোক করিল স্থাপন ।

আজ্ঞা মাগি’ গৌড়-দেশে করিল গমন ॥ ১০৯ ॥

sevāra nirbandha — loka karila sthāpana

ājñā māgi’ gauḍa-deśe karila gamana

Translation

Before leaving, Mādhavendra Purī made all arrangements for regular Deity worship, and he engaged different people in various duties. Then, taking up the order of Gopāla, he started for Bengal.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Arrange Ongoing Worship Before Leaving

1
Before leaving, Mādhavendra Purī made all arrangements for regular Deity worship.
2
He engaged different people in various duties so that the worship was provided for.
3
After making these arrangements, he set out for Bengal to carry out Gopāla’s order.

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

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.

sevāra nirbandhathe arrangements for executing the daily routine of the worship of the Lord
lokathe people
kariladid
sthāpanaestablish
ājñā māgi’taking the order
gauḍa-deśetoward Bengal
kariladid
gamanagoing

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I care for existing service responsibilities before taking up a new task?

Practice

Check one regular service responsibility and make sure it will be cared for during your next absence.

Live this todayArrange Ongoing Worship Before LeavingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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