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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.118
‘গোপীনাথের ক্ষীর’ বলি’ প্রসিদ্ধ নাম যার ।
পৃথিবীতে ঐছে ভোগ কাহাঁ নাহি আর ॥ ১১৮ ॥
‘gopīnāthera kṣīra’ bali’ prasiddha nāma yāra
pṛthivīte aiche bhoga kāhāṅ nāhi āra
“This sweet rice is celebrated throughout the world as gopīnātha-kṣīra. It is not offered anywhere else in the world.”
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This sweet rice was known as gopīnātha-kṣīra.
It was celebrated throughout the world.
The priest said that it was not offered anywhere else in the world.
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:
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.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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: “gopīnātha-kṣīra”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to me about this celebrated and unique offering?
Write one sentence explaining what makes gopīnātha-kṣīra distinctive in this verse.
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