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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.148
যদ্যপি উদ্বেগ হৈল পলাইতে মন ।
ঠাকুরের চন্দন-সাধন হইল বন্ধন ॥ ১৪৮ ॥
yadyapi udvega haila palāite mana
ṭhākurera candana-sādhana ha-ila bandhana
Mādhavendra Purī wanted to leave Jagannātha Purī because the people were honoring him as a great devotee; however, this threatened to hinder his collecting sandalwood for the Gopāla Deity.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The people of Jagannātha Purī honored Mādhavendra Purī as a great devotee.
Because of this attention, he wanted to leave Jagannātha Purī.
Leaving, however, threatened to hinder his collecting sandalwood for the Gopāla Deity.
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:
After reaching Jagannātha Purī, Mādhavendra Purī received permission from the King to take out one maund of sandalwood and twenty tolas of camphor. Aided by two men, he brought these things to Remuṇā.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.
Could my response to personal attention interfere with a service I need to complete?
Before changing a plan today, check whether the change would hinder a devotional service you have undertaken.
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