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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.140
প্রতিদিন একখানি করেন ভক্ষণ ।
খাইলে প্রেমাবেশ হয়, — অদ্ভুত কথন ॥ ১৪০ ॥
prati-dina eka-khāni karena bhakṣaṇa
khāile premāveśa haya, — adbhuta kathana
Each day, Mādhavendra Purī would eat one piece of that earthen pot, and after eating it he would immediately be overwhelmed with ecstasy. These are wonderful stories.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Each day, Mādhavendra Purī would eat one piece of the earthen pot.
Immediately after eating it, he would be overwhelmed with ecstasy.
The translation describes these accounts as wonderful stories.
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:
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.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 fills you with wonder in this description of Mādhavendra Purī?
Reflect on the ecstasy described here and write down one thing you find wonderful, rather than imitating the eating of pottery.
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