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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 4.149
জগন্নাথের সেবক যত, যতেক মহান্ত ।
সবাকে কহিল পুরী গোপাল বৃত্তান্ত ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
jagannāthera sevaka yata, yateka mahānta
sabāke kahila purī gopāla-vṛttānta
Śrī Mādhavendra Purī told all the servants of Lord Jagannātha and all the great devotees there the story of the appearance of Śrī Gopāla.
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Śrī Mādhavendra Purī told the story of the appearance of Śrī Gopāla.
He shared this account with all the servants of Lord Jagannātha.
He also told all the great devotees who were there.
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:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu narrated this story for Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and other devotees and praised the pure devotional service of Mādhavendra Purī. When He recited some verses composed by Mādhavendra Purī, He went into an ecstatic mood.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: “servants”
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How attentively do I receive accounts of the Lord shared among devotees?
Read this translation aloud, giving careful attention to what Mādhavendra Purī shared and with whom.
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