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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.132
দ্বার দিয়া গ্রামে গেলা সেই ক্ষীর লঞা ।
হাটে হাটে বুলে মাধবপুরীকে চাহিঞা ॥ ১৩২ ॥
dvāra diyā grāme gelā sei kṣīra lañā
hāṭe hāṭe bule mādhava-purīke cāhiñā
Closing the door of the temple, he went to the village with the pot of sweet rice. He called out in every stall in search of Mādhavendra Purī.
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The priest closed the temple door before leaving.
He carried the pot of sweet rice into the village.
He called out in every stall, searching for Mādhavendra Purī.
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:
But when He saw that many people were assembled, He checked Himself and ate some sweet rice prasādam. Thus He passed that night, and the next morning He again started for Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 4
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What can the priest’s thorough search teach you about following through on service?
Follow through on one unfinished service today, giving it careful attention.
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